2018 Baseball - Year In Review

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Troy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	1
Florida State	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	x	7	8	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Troy	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	9	3
Florida State	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	6	10	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Troy	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	4	10	0
Florida State	0	5	0	0	0	1	3	0	x	9	10	3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	7	0
Jacksonville	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
UNC-Asheville	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
Florida State	2	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	x	9	10	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
UNC-Asheville	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	8	0
Florida State	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	8	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
UNC-Asheville	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	3	1
Florida State	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	x	4	10	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	1
Florida State	0	0	0	1	5	0	3	1	x	10	11	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	0	7	9	5
Florida State	3	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	x	12	11	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	7	10	1
Wake Forest	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	8	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	5	1
Wake Forest	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	6	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0
Wake Forest	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	x	8	12	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	8	0
Florida	0	1	2	0	7	1	0	1	x	12	14	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Notre Dame	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	8	8	1
Florida State	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	7	9	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Notre Dame	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	6	1
Florida State	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	x	6	7	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Notre Dame	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	9	2
Florida State	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	0	x	7	8	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Central Florida	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	8	1
Florida State	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	x	6	5	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Central Florida	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	3
Florida State	3	0	0	1	0	3	4	2	x	13	12	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	8	10	0
North Carolina	5	0	1	0	2	0	7	1	x	16	17	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	6	12	1
North Carolina	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	5	0	9	11	0
North Carolina	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	6	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Florida	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	x	1	4	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Louisville	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	2
Florida State	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	x	9	9	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Louisville	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	7	8	1
Florida State	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	8	3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Louisville	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	0
Florida State	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Jacksonville	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	10	0
Florida State	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	6	12	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	4	10	12	0
Georgia Tech	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	1
Georgia Tech	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	x	2	9	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	10	1
Georgia Tech	1	0	1	0	7	2	5	0	x	16	11	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	6	11	0
Florida State	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	5	3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Duke	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	8	0
Florida State	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Duke	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	6	9	0
Florida State	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	5	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Stetson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Florida State	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	x	4	4	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Stetson	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	10	8	1
Florida State	3	0	2	0	1	6	5	1	x	18	20	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	3	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	13	13	6
Boston College	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	2	0	2	12	14	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	3	1	1	4	3	0	0	1	13	13	3
Boston College	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	8	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	6	5	0
Boston College	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	5
Stetson	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	x	5	8	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Florida State	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	2	3	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	4
Florida State	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	3	x	10	9	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	1	0	0	3	4	2	1	0	11	13	0
Florida State	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	8	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	15	1
Clemson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0

2018 Baseball - Year In Review
Coaching Staff Mike Martin, Head Coach Chip Baker, Director of Operations Mike Bell, Associate Head Coach, Pitchers Seth Diters, Strength and Conditioning Clyde Keller, Volunteer Assistant Mike Martin, Jr., Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator Click here to see individual mug shots	2018 Baseball

2018 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Tyler Ahearn, 6-2, 185, P, Jupiter

Reese Albert, 6-2, 197, OF-P, Jupiter

Shane Drohan, 6-3, 194, P, Jupiter

Skylar Frey, 6-0, 182, OF, Sarasota

Conor Grady, 6-2, 187, P, Tampa

Gage Hutchinson, 6-1, 185, P, Port Orange

Austin Pollock, 6-3, 180, P, Tallahassee

Mike Salvatore, 6-0, 177, IF, Ewing, N.J.

Jonah Scolaro, 5-9, 180, P-OF, Valrico

Cooper Swanson, 6-1, 196, IF, Fort Myers

C.J. Van Eyk, 6-1, 185, P, Lutz

2018 Roster - By Name

L
T                                                       PY
R No Name                  Pos     B-T  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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* 12 Tyler Ahearn          P       R-R  6-2   185  Fr        Jupiter (IMG Academy)
* 23 Reese Albert          OF-P    L-L  6-2   197  Fr        Jupiter (Jupiter)
* 38 Rhett Aplin           OF-1B   L-L  6-2   220  Sr   *    Fleming Island (Fleming Island/Seminole State College of Fl)
* 27 Rafael Bournigal      IF      L-R  5-11  180  Sr        Mulberry (Lakeland Christian/Belmont)
  21 Alex Carpenter        P       R-R  6-1   199  So-R      Satellite Beach (Central Catholic/Eastern Florida State College)
* 20 Kyle Cavanaugh        1B      R-R  6-5   230  Sr-R *    Winter Park (Trinity Prep/North Carolina State/Tallahassee CC)
  28 Casey Cribb           C       R-R  6-2   190  Jr-R      Jacksonville (Providence/Jacksonville/Tallahassee CC)
  10 Tyler Daughtry        IF      L-R  5-10  190  So   *    Warner Robins, Ga. (Veterans)
*  3 Nick Derr             IF      R-R  6-0   185  So   *    Sarasota (Sarasota)
*  5 Shane Drohan          P       L-L  6-3   194  Fr        Jupiter (Cardinal Newman)
*  8 J.C. Flowers          OF-P    R-R  6-2   185  So   *    Orange Park (Trinity Christian Academy)
* 36 Jonathan Foster       C-1B    R-R  6-0   200  Jr        LaGrange, Ga. (Troup County/Auburn/Chattahoochee Valley CC)
*  1 Skylar Frey           OF      R-R  6-0   182  Jr        Sarasota (Sarasota/Polk State College)
* 31 Conor Grady           P       R-R  6-2   187  Fr        Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
  33 Chase Haney           P       R-R  6-6   225  Jr   **   Winter Garden (Windermere Prep)
  24 Jared Herron          C-UT    R-R  6-0   215  Fr-R *    Orlando (Trinity Prep)
* 14 Tyler Holton          P-OF    L-L  6-2   210  Jr   **   Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 46 Gage Hutchinson       P       R-R  6-1   185  Jr-R      Port Orange (Spruce Creek/Daytona State College)
*  6 Cobi Johnson          P       R-R  6-4   220  Jr-R **   Holiday (J. W. Mitchell)
* 19 Andrew Karp           P       R-R  6-2   225  Jr-R **   Winter Garden (West Orange)
* 17 Clayton Kwiatkowski   P       L-L  6-2   205  So   *    Tampa (Jesuit)
*  2 Jackson Lueck         OF      S-R  6-1   185  Jr   **   Orlando (Orangewood Christian)
* 22 Drew Mendoza          IF      L-R  6-5   225  So   *    Minneola (Lake Minneola)
* 43 Drew Parrish          P-OF    L-L  5-11  180  So   *    Rockledge (Rockledge)
* 29 Austin Pollock        P       L-L  6-3   180  Fr        Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 35 Cal Raleigh           C       S-R  6-3   225  Jr   **   Cullowhee, N.C. (Smoky Mountain)
  25 Ronnie Ramirez        P       R-R  5-9   198  So-R *    Tampa (Jesuit)
* 16 Mike Salvatore        IF      R-R  6-0   177  Jr        Ewing, N.J. (Ewing/Northwest Florida State Coll)
* 26 Cole Sands            P       R-R  6-3   220  Jr   **   Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 13 Jonah Scolaro         P-OF    L-L  5-9   180  Fr        Valrico (Durant)
*  9 Cooper Swanson        IF      R-R  6-1   196  Fr        Fort Myers (Canterbury School)
* 15 C.J. Van Eyk          P       R-R  6-1   185  Fr        Lutz (Steinbrenner)
  18 Ed Voyles             P       R-R  6-7   216  Sr-R ***  Atlanta, Ga. (Holy Innocent's Episcopal)
*  7 Steven Wells          OF      R-R  6-2   180  Sr   ***  Key West (Key West)
  30 Will Zirzow           P       R-R  6-5   240  Sr-R ***  Fleming Island (Bolles)

2018 Roster - By Number

L
T                                                       PY
R No Name                  Pos     B-T  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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*  1 Skylar Frey           OF      R-R  6-0   182  Jr        Sarasota (Sarasota/Polk State College)
*  2 Jackson Lueck         OF      S-R  6-1   185  Jr   **   Orlando (Orangewood Christian)
*  3 Nick Derr             IF      R-R  6-0   185  So   *    Sarasota (Sarasota)
*  5 Shane Drohan          P       L-L  6-3   194  Fr        Jupiter (Cardinal Newman)
*  6 Cobi Johnson          P       R-R  6-4   220  Jr-R **   Holiday (J. W. Mitchell)
*  7 Steven Wells          OF      R-R  6-2   180  Sr   ***  Key West (Key West)
*  8 J.C. Flowers          OF-P    R-R  6-2   185  So   *    Orange Park (Trinity Christian Academy)
*  9 Cooper Swanson        IF      R-R  6-1   196  Fr        Fort Myers (Canterbury School)
  10 Tyler Daughtry        IF      L-R  5-10  190  So   *    Warner Robins, Ga. (Veterans)
* 12 Tyler Ahearn          P       R-R  6-2   185  Fr        Jupiter (IMG Academy)
* 13 Jonah Scolaro         P-OF    L-L  5-9   180  Fr        Valrico (Durant)
* 14 Tyler Holton          P-OF    L-L  6-2   210  Jr   **   Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 15 C.J. Van Eyk          P       R-R  6-1   185  Fr        Lutz (Steinbrenner)
* 16 Mike Salvatore        IF      R-R  6-0   177  Jr        Ewing, N.J. (Ewing/Northwest Florida State Coll)
* 17 Clayton Kwiatkowski   P       L-L  6-2   205  So   *    Tampa (Jesuit)
  18 Ed Voyles             P       R-R  6-7   216  Sr-R ***  Atlanta, Ga. (Holy Innocent's Episcopal)
* 19 Andrew Karp           P       R-R  6-2   225  Jr-R **   Winter Garden (West Orange)
* 20 Kyle Cavanaugh        1B      R-R  6-5   230  Sr-R *    Winter Park (Trinity Prep/North Carolina State/Tallahassee CC)
  21 Alex Carpenter        P       R-R  6-1   199  So-R      Satellite Beach (Central Catholic/Eastern Florida State College)
* 22 Drew Mendoza          IF      L-R  6-5   225  So   *    Minneola (Lake Minneola)
* 23 Reese Albert          OF-P    L-L  6-2   197  Fr        Jupiter (Jupiter)
  24 Jared Herron          C-UT    R-R  6-0   215  Fr-R *    Orlando (Trinity Prep)
  25 Ronnie Ramirez        P       R-R  5-9   198  So-R *    Tampa (Jesuit)
* 26 Cole Sands            P       R-R  6-3   220  Jr   **   Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 27 Rafael Bournigal      IF      L-R  5-11  180  Sr        Mulberry (Lakeland Christian/Belmont)
  28 Casey Cribb           C       R-R  6-2   190  Jr-R      Jacksonville (Providence/Jacksonville/Tallahassee CC)
* 29 Austin Pollock        P       L-L  6-3   180  Fr        Tallahassee (Lincoln)
  30 Will Zirzow           P       R-R  6-5   240  Sr-R ***  Fleming Island (Bolles)
* 31 Conor Grady           P       R-R  6-2   187  Fr        Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
  33 Chase Haney           P       R-R  6-6   225  Jr   **   Winter Garden (Windermere Prep)
* 35 Cal Raleigh           C       S-R  6-3   225  Jr   **   Cullowhee, N.C. (Smoky Mountain)
* 36 Jonathan Foster       C-1B    R-R  6-0   200  Jr        LaGrange, Ga. (Troup County/Auburn/Chattahoochee Valley CC)
* 38 Rhett Aplin           OF-1B   L-L  6-2   220  Sr   *    Fleming Island (Fleming Island/Seminole State College of Fl)
* 43 Drew Parrish          P-OF    L-L  5-11  180  So   *    Rockledge (Rockledge)
* 46 Gage Hutchinson       P       R-R  6-1   185  Jr-R      Port Orange (Spruce Creek/Daytona State College)

6/27/2017 - Drew Carlton signed with the Tigers.
6/28/2017 - Taylor Walls signed with the Devil Rays.
6/28/2017 - Grant Stewart transferred to Northwest Florida State College.
6/29/2017 - Dylan Busby signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2/16/2018 - Tyler Holton suffered a torn UCL which is a season-ending injury.

2018 Conference Awards

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Jackson Lueck            Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
                         Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team

Drew Mendoza             Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
                         Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team

Drew Parrish             Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
                         Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team

Cal Raleigh              Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
                         Atlantic Coast Conference - Tournament MVP
                         Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team

C.J. Van Eyk             Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Freshman

All-Conference -  5

2018 All-Americans

Name                     Organization
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Drew Parrish             Collegiate Baseball - 2nd Team All-American
                         D1Baseball.com - 3rd Team All-American
                         Perfect Game - All-American - Honorable Mention

Cal Raleigh              Collegiate Baseball - 2nd Team All-American
                         Baseball America - 3rd Team All-American
                         D1Baseball.com - 3rd Team All-American
                         Perfect Game - 3rd Team All-American

Jonah Scolaro            Collegiate Baseball - Freshman All-American

C.J. Van Eyk             D1Baseball.com - 2nd Team Freshman All-American
                         Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 2nd Team Freshman All-American

All-Americans -  4

2018 Noles in the Pros

Name                     No      Pos                Team
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Kevin Cash               16      Manager            Tampa Bay Rays
Sean Gilmartin           63      P                  Baltimore Orioles
Sherman Johnson          18      2B-1B              Los Angeles Angels
Rafael Lopez              0      C                  San Diego Padres
Buster Posey             28      C-1B               San Francisco Giants
Shane Robinson           25-38   OF                 New York Yankees
Robby Scott              63      P                  Boston Red Sox
DJ Stewart               62      OF                 Baltimore Orioles
Devon Travis             29      2B                 Toronto Blue Jays
Luke Weaver               7      P                  St. Louis Cardinals

Noles in the Pros - 10

2018 Schedule and Results

							GAME DAY						OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	CWS	FSU CB	FSU BA	FSU USA	OPP CB	OPP BA	OPP USA	CB	BA	USA
02/16	Postgame	Box	H	Xavier	W 11-1		4	3	5
02/17	Postgame	Box	H	Xavier	W 7-2		4	3	5
02/18	Postgame	Box	H	Xavier	W 5-1		4	3	5
02/20	Postgame	Box	H	South Florida	W 5-2		4	3	5
02/23	Postgame	Box	H	Troy	W 7-3		4	3	5
02/24	Postgame	Box	H	Troy	W 6-5		4	3	5
02/25	Postgame	Box	H	Troy	W 9-4		4	3	5
02/27	Postgame	Box	A	Jacksonville	W 4-0		3	3	5
03/02	Postgame	Box	H	UNC-Asheville	W 9-2		3	3	5
03/03	Postgame	Box	H	UNC-Asheville	W 4-3		3	3	5
03/04	Postgame	Box	H	UNC-Asheville	W 4-2		3	3	5
03/05	Postgame	Box	H	Kansas	W 10-5		3	3	4
03/06	Postgame	Box	H	Kansas	W 12-7		3	3	4
03/09	Postgame	Box	A	Wake Forest	W 7-3		3	3	4
03/10	Postgame	Box	A	Wake Forest	L 3-4		3	3	4
03/10	Postgame	Box	A	Wake Forest	L 1-8		3	3	4
03/13	Postgame	Box	A	Florida	L 6-12	3	7	6	7	2	2	2	3	3	3
03/16	Postgame	Box	H	Notre Dame	L 7-8		7	6	7
03/17	Postgame	Box	H	Notre Dame	W 6-4		7	6	7
03/18	Postgame	Box	H	Notre Dame	W 7-5		7	6	7
03/20	Postgame	Box	H	Central Florida	W 6-4		12	5	8	20	20	21
03/21	Postgame	Box	H	Central Florida	W 13-3		12	5	8	20	20	21
03/23	Postgame	Box	A	North Carolina	L 8-16	5	12	5	8				5	4	4
03/23	Postgame	Box	A	North Carolina	W 6-3	5	12	5	8				5	4	4
03/25	Postgame	Box	A	North Carolina	W 9-4	5	12	5	8				5	4	4
03/27	Postgame	Box	N	Florida Jacksonville, Fla.	L 0-1	3	9	5	5	3	2	2	3	3	3
03/29	Postgame	Box	H	Louisville	W 9-4		9	5	5	10	20	18	23		25
03/30	Postgame	Box	H	Louisville	W 8-7		9	5	5	10	20	18	23		25
03/31	Postgame	Box	H	Louisville	L 1-6		9	5	5	10	20	18	23		25
04/04	Postgame	Box	H	Jacksonville	W 6-2		9	4	6
04/06	Postgame	Box	A	Georgia Tech	W 10-2		9	4	6
04/07	Postgame	Box	A	Georgia Tech	L 1-2		9	4	6
04/08	Postgame	Box	A	Georgia Tech	L 3-16		9	4	6
04/10	Postgame	Box	H	Florida	L 3-6	3	13	9	10	1	1	1	3	3	3
04/13	Postgame	Box	H	Duke	L 1-7		13	9	10	4	10	12	11	10	10
04/14	Postgame	Box	H	Duke	L 5-6		13	9	10	4	10	12	11	10	10
04/17	Postgame	Box	H	Stetson	W 4-0			17	18				10	12	13
04/18	Postgame	Box	H	Stetson	W 18-10			17	18				10	12	13
04/20	Postgame	Box	A	Boston College Brighton, Mass.	W 13-12			17	18
04/21	Postgame	Box	A	Boston College Boston, Mass.	W 13-7			17	18
04/22	Postgame	Box	A	Boston College Brighton, Mass.	W 6-1			17	18	8
04/24	Postgame	Box	A	Stetson	L 3-5		19	17	14				10	12	13
04/27	Postgame	Box	H	Miami	W 2-0		19	17	14
04/28	Postgame	Box	H	Miami	W 10-1		19	17	14
04/29	Postgame	Box	H	Miami	L 5-11		19	17	14
05/05	Postgame	Box	A	Clemson	W 3-2			16	15	8	10	9	17	19	18
05/06	Postgame	Box	A	Clemson	L 7-12			16	15	8	10	9	17	19	18
05/07	Postgame	Box	A	Clemson	L 4-5		25	16	13	5	8	6	17	19	18
05/09	Postgame	Box	H	Jacksonville	W 10-4		25	16	13
05/11	Postgame	Box	H	Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	W 12-2		25	16	13
05/12	Postgame	Box	H	Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	W 10-0		25	16	13
05/12	Postgame	Box	H	Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	W 8-2		25	16	13
05/13	Postgame	Box	H	Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	W 22-0		25	16	13
05/17	Postgame	Box	H	North Carolina State	W 4-3		22	14	12	7	7	4	22	22	22
05/18	Postgame	Box	H	North Carolina State	W 6-3		22	14	12	7	7	4	22	22	22
05/19	Postgame	Box	H	North Carolina State	L 3-5		22	14	12	7	7	4	22	22	22
05/22	Postgame	Box	N	Virginia ACC, Durham, N.C.	W 3-2		16	13	10
05/25	Postgame	Box	N	North Carolina State ACC, Durham, N.C.	W 5-2		16	13	10	8	10	9	22	22	22
05/26	Postgame	Box	N	Clemson ACC, Durham, N.C.	W 5-4		16	13	10	4	6	5	17	19	18
05/27	Postgame	Box	N	Louisville ACC Championship, Durham, N.C.	W 11-8		16	13	10	25		25	23		25
06/01	Postgame	Box	H	Samford NCAA	L 6-7		15	5	5
06/02	Postgame	Box	H	Mississippi State NCAA	L 2-3	3	15	5	5				4	6	6

EOY Stats Ref

CB=Collegiate Baseball, BA=Baseball America, USA=USA Today/Coaches, CWS=College World Series

Conference games in bold

                Overall   Home     Away    Neutral
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FSU record is   43-19    30- 9     9- 9     4- 1
vs ACC          16-13     8- 6     8- 7     0- 0
Against Top 25  11- 9     6- 5     2- 3     3- 1

Final Baseball America Poll    - 20
Final USA Today/Coaches Poll   - 21

2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
 
ATLANTIC DIVISION
 1  Clemson              22- 8    47-16 
 2  North Carolina State 19-11    42-18 
 3  Louisville           18-12    45-19 
 4  Florida State        16-13    43-19 
 5  Wake Forest          13-17    25-32 
 6  Notre Dame           12-18    24-30 
 7  Boston College        7-22    17-32 
 
COASTAL DIVISION
 1  North Carolina       22- 8    44-20 
 2  Duke                 18-11    45-18 
 3  Miami                16-13    28-26 
 4  Georgia Tech         14-16    31-27 
 5  Virginia             12-17    29-25 
 6  Pittsburgh           11-19    29-26 
 7  Virginia Tech         8-22    21-33

2018 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Durham, NC
   Date                    Score                                    Comments
==========  ==================================================  ==================================
05/22/2018  (12)Pittsburgh 2, (8)Georgia Tech 1                 Round 1
05/22/2018  (6)Florida State 3, (10)Virginia 2                  Round 1
05/22/2018  (7)Miami 6, (11)Notre Dame 2                        Round 1
05/23/2018  (5)Louisville 10, (9)Wake Forest 2                  Round 1
05/23/2018  (2)Clemson 21, (11)Notre Dame 4                     Round 1
05/23/2018  (12)Pittsburgh 5, (1)North Carolina 4               Round 1
05/24/2018  (4)Duke 6, (9)Wake Forest 2                         Round 1
05/24/2018  (10)Virginia 4, (3)North Carolina State 2           Round 1
05/24/2018  (2)Clemson 7, (7)Miami 1                            Round 1
05/25/2018  (5)Louisville 9, (4)Duke 2                          Round 1
05/25/2018  (1)North Carolina 9, (8)Georgia Tech 0              Round 1
05/25/2018  (6)Florida State 5, (3)North Carolina State 2       Round 1
05/26/2018  (5)Louisville 5, (12)Pittsburgh 2                   Round 2
05/26/2018  (6)Florida State 5, (2)Clemson 4                    Round 2
05/27/2018  (6)Florida State 11, (5)Louisville 8                Round 3

STARTING BATTING ORDER
DATE/OPPONENT	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
02/16/2018 Xavier	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Drew Mendoza	Cal Raleigh	Nick Derr	J.C. Flowers	Rafael Bournigal	Steven Wells
02/17/2018 Xavier	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Drew Mendoza	Cal Raleigh	Nick Derr	J.C. Flowers	Rafael Bournigal	Steven Wells
02/18/2018 Xavier	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Drew Mendoza	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Rafael Bournigal	J.C. Flowers	Reese Albert	Skylar Frey
02/20/2018 South Florida	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Rafael Bournigal	J.C. Flowers	Nick Derr	Steven Wells
02/23/2018 Troy	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Rafael Bournigal	J.C. Flowers	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
02/24/2018 Troy	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Kyle Cavanaugh	Rafael Bournigal	J.C. Flowers	Reese Albert
02/25/2018 Troy	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Rafael Bournigal	J.C. Flowers	Jared Herron	Steven Wells
02/27/2018 Jacksonville	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	J.C. Flowers	Rafael Bournigal	Steven Wells	Reese Albert
03/02/2018 UNC-Asheville	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	J.C. Flowers	Rafael Bournigal	Steven Wells	Cooper Swanson
03/03/2018 UNC-Asheville	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	J.C. Flowers	Rafael Bournigal	Steven Wells	Cooper Swanson
03/04/2018 UNC-Asheville	Cooper Swanson	Mike Salvatore	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Jonathan Foster	J.C. Flowers	Nick Derr
03/05/2018 Kansas	Cooper Swanson	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Rafael Bournigal	Mike Salvatore
03/06/2018 Kansas	Cooper Swanson	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Nick Derr	Mike Salvatore
03/09/2018 Wake Forest	Steven Wells	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	J.C. Flowers	Rafael Bournigal	Nick Derr	Mike Salvatore
03/10/2018 Wake Forest	Steven Wells	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Kyle Cavanaugh	Rafael Bournigal	Reese Albert	Mike Salvatore
03/10/2018 Wake Forest	Skylar Frey	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Jonathan Foster	Rafael Bournigal	Steven Wells	Mike Salvatore
03/13/2018 Florida	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Jared Herron	Nick Derr
03/16/2018 Notre Dame	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Nick Derr	Jared Herron
03/17/2018 Notre Dame	Mike Salvatore	Jared Herron	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Nick Derr	Skylar Frey
03/18/2018 Notre Dame	Mike Salvatore	Nick Derr	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers
03/20/2018 Central Florida	Nick Derr	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Reese Albert	Mike Salvatore
03/21/2018 Central Florida	Nick Derr	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Rafael Bournigal	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells	Mike Salvatore
03/23/2018 North Carolina	Nick Derr	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Mike Salvatore
03/23/2018 North Carolina	Nick Derr	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Mike Salvatore
03/25/2018 North Carolina	Nick Derr	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Mike Salvatore
03/27/2018 Florida	Nick Derr	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Steven Wells	Rafael Bournigal	Mike Salvatore
03/29/2018 Louisville	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Drew Mendoza	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Jared Herron	Steven Wells	Cooper Swanson
03/30/2018 Louisville	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Rafael Bournigal	Reese Albert	Steven Wells	Cooper Swanson
03/31/2018 Louisville	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Nick Derr	Jonathan Foster	Cooper Swanson
04/04/2018 Jacksonville	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Nick Derr	Reese Albert	Jonathan Foster	Cooper Swanson
04/06/2018 Georgia Tech	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Nick Derr	Steven Wells	Cooper Swanson
04/07/2018 Georgia Tech	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Nick Derr	Steven Wells	Jonathan Foster	Cooper Swanson
04/08/2018 Georgia Tech	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Cooper Swanson	Rafael Bournigal	Steven Wells
04/10/2018 Florida	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Nick Derr	Cooper Swanson	Steven Wells
04/13/2018 Duke	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Nick Derr	Cooper Swanson	Kyle Cavanaugh	Reese Albert
04/14/2018 Duke	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Nick Derr	Kyle Cavanaugh	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/17/2018 Stetson	Rhett Aplin	Mike Salvatore	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Nick Derr	Rafael Bournigal	Steven Wells
04/18/2018 Stetson	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Cooper Swanson	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Rafael Bournigal	Reese Albert
04/20/2018 Boston College	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Steven Wells	Rafael Bournigal	Nick Derr
04/21/2018 Boston College	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Cobi Johnson	Nick Derr	Reese Albert
04/22/2018 Boston College	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Cobi Johnson	Reese Albert	Nick Derr
04/24/2018 Stetson	Steven Wells	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Nick Derr	Rafael Bournigal	Mike Salvatore
04/27/2018 Miami	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Steven Wells	Drew Mendoza	Nick Derr	Cooper Swanson	Reese Albert
04/28/2018 Miami	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Nick Derr	Reese Albert	Rafael Bournigal
04/29/2018 Miami	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Nick Derr	Reese Albert	Rafael Bournigal
05/05/2018 Clemson	Steven Wells	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Nick Derr	Mike Salvatore	Cobi Johnson	Reese Albert
05/06/2018 Clemson	Steven Wells	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Nick Derr	Mike Salvatore	Jared Herron	Reese Albert
05/07/2018 Clemson	Steven Wells	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Skylar Frey	Reese Albert	Mike Salvatore	Rafael Bournigal
05/09/2018 Jacksonville	Steven Wells	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Rafael Bournigal	Mike Salvatore	Nick Derr
05/11/2018 Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	Rafael Bournigal	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Mike Salvatore
05/12/2018 Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	Rafael Bournigal	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Reese Albert	Steven Wells	Drew Mendoza	Jonathan Foster	Mike Salvatore
05/12/2018 Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	Steven Wells	Jackson Lueck	Cal Raleigh	Kyle Cavanaugh	Reese Albert	Drew Mendoza	Nick Derr	J.C. Flowers	Mike Salvatore
05/13/2018 Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	Rafael Bournigal	Jackson Lueck	Cal Raleigh	Reese Albert	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Kyle Cavanaugh	J.C. Flowers	Mike Salvatore
05/17/2018 North Carolina State	Rafael Bournigal	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Mike Salvatore
05/18/2018 North Carolina State	Rafael Bournigal	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Reese Albert	Mike Salvatore
05/19/2018 North Carolina State	Rafael Bournigal	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Drew Mendoza	Steven Wells	J.C. Flowers	Reese Albert	Mike Salvatore
05/22/2018 Virginia	Rafael Bournigal	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Steven Wells	Drew Mendoza	J.C. Flowers	Reese Albert	Mike Salvatore
05/25/2018 North Carolina State	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Steven Wells	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Nick Derr
05/26/2018 Clemson	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Steven Wells	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Rafael Bournigal
05/27/2018 Louisville	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Steven Wells	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Rafael Bournigal	J.C. Flowers
06/01/2018 Samford	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Steven Wells	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	Rafael Bournigal	J.C. Flowers
06/02/2018 Mississippi State	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Rhett Aplin	Cal Raleigh	Steven Wells	Drew Mendoza	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Nick Derr

STARTING DEFENSE
DATE/OPPONENT	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
02/16/2018 Xavier	Tyler Holton	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
02/17/2018 Xavier	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
02/18/2018 Xavier	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Reese Albert
02/20/2018 South Florida	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
02/23/2018 Troy	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
02/24/2018 Troy	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Reese Albert
02/25/2018 Troy	Austin Pollock	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
02/27/2018 Jacksonville	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/02/2018 UNC-Asheville	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/03/2018 UNC-Asheville	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/04/2018 UNC-Asheville	Austin Pollock	Jonathan Foster	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Cooper Swanson	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/05/2018 Kansas	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/06/2018 Kansas	Clayton Kwiatkowski	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/09/2018 Wake Forest	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/10/2018 Wake Forest	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Steven Wells	Reese Albert
03/10/2018 Wake Forest	Austin Pollock	Jonathan Foster	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Skylar Frey	Steven Wells
03/13/2018 Florida	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/16/2018 Notre Dame	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/17/2018 Notre Dame	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Skylar Frey	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/18/2018 Notre Dame	Austin Pollock	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/20/2018 Central Florida	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/21/2018 Central Florida	C.J. Van Eyk	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/23/2018 North Carolina	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/23/2018 North Carolina	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/25/2018 North Carolina	Austin Pollock	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
03/27/2018 Florida	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Steven Wells	Reese Albert
03/29/2018 Louisville	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Cooper Swanson	Steven Wells
03/30/2018 Louisville	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Cooper Swanson	Steven Wells
03/31/2018 Louisville	Austin Pollock	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Cooper Swanson	Steven Wells
04/04/2018 Jacksonville	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Cooper Swanson	Reese Albert
04/06/2018 Georgia Tech	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Steven Wells	Reese Albert
04/07/2018 Georgia Tech	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Steven Wells	Cooper Swanson
04/08/2018 Georgia Tech	Austin Pollock	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Steven Wells	Reese Albert
04/10/2018 Florida	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Steven Wells	Reese Albert
04/13/2018 Duke	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Cooper Swanson
04/14/2018 Duke	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/17/2018 Stetson	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/18/2018 Stetson	Austin Pollock	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/20/2018 Boston College	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/21/2018 Boston College	C.J. Van Eyk	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/22/2018 Boston College	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/24/2018 Stetson	Austin Pollock	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/27/2018 Miami	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/28/2018 Miami	C.J. Van Eyk	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
04/29/2018 Miami	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
05/05/2018 Clemson	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
05/06/2018 Clemson	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
05/07/2018 Clemson	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
05/09/2018 Jacksonville	Austin Pollock	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
05/11/2018 Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
05/12/2018 Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	Andrew Karp	Jonathan Foster	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Jackson Lueck	Reese Albert	Steven Wells
05/12/2018 Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	C.J. Van Eyk	Cal Raleigh	Kyle Cavanaugh	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
05/13/2018 Mt. St. Mary'S Coll	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Kyle Cavanaugh	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
05/17/2018 North Carolina State	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
05/18/2018 North Carolina State	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
05/19/2018 North Carolina State	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
05/22/2018 Virginia	C.J. Van Eyk	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
05/25/2018 North Carolina State	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
05/26/2018 Clemson	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
05/27/2018 Louisville	Andrew Karp	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
06/01/2018 Samford	Cole Sands	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Rafael Bournigal	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells
06/02/2018 Mississippi State	Drew Parrish	Cal Raleigh	Rhett Aplin	Nick Derr	Drew Mendoza	Mike Salvatore	Reese Albert	J.C. Flowers	Steven Wells

2018 Batting Statistics
Name                  AVG GP GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
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Kyle Cavanaugh       .368 25  6   38   9  14   1   0   1  11   18  .474   7   2  11   4  .489  0  0   0   0
Cal Raleigh          .326 62 62  230  44  75  18   1  13  54  134  .583  51   1  43   9  .447  2  0   2   3
Drew Mendoza         .313 62 62  224  44  70  17   1   7  44  110  .491  46   9  63   4  .440  5  0   3   3
Rhett Aplin          .301 60 60  226  37  68  18   1   2  35   94  .416  47   6  49   5  .428  4  1   3   5
Jared Herron         .297 27  6   37   8  11   3   0   1   6   17  .459   4   1   9   1  .381  0  0   0   0
Reese Albert         .268 56 44  157  25  42   8   0   7  34   71  .452  23   2  45   4  .360  4  3   4   5
Steven Wells         .261 61 58  176  50  46  13   1   7  28   82  .466  51  10  49   5  .448  2  3   3   4
Cooper Swanson       .255 29 16   55  12  14   4   0   2   4   24  .436  13   2  22   1  .414  0  0   3   3
Cobi Johnson         .250 17  3   12   4   3   0   1   1   7    8  .667   4   0   5   0  .438  0  0   0   0
Jackson Lueck        .245 60 60  229  49  56   8   0  15  45  109  .476  38   8  58   3  .364  5  1   3   4
Mike Salvatore       .244 62 62  238  44  58   8   1   1  27   71  .298  28   7  20  10  .333  6  3   8  12
J.C. Flowers         .218 36 35  110  26  24   6   0   0  14   30  .273  22   8  28   2  .383  1  3   2   3
Jonathan Foster      .214 21  6   28   4   6   2   0   2   7   14  .500   5   1   8   0  .353  0  1   0   0
Nick Derr            .212 50 38  137  30  29   8   0   6  24   55  .401  21  10  46   2  .353  2  1   0   1
Rafael Bournigal     .189 50 36  132  22  25   8   0   2  19   39  .295  21   7  24   5  .327  2  5   3   3
Skylar Frey          .182 29  4   22   5   4   1   0   0   3    5  .227   9   0   6   1  .419  0  1   2   3
C.J. Van Eyk         .000 19  5    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Gage Hutchinson      .000 10  0    1   1   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Jonah Scolaro        .000 27  0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Clayton Kwiatkowski  .000 26  1    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Conor Grady          .000 22  0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Andrew Karp          .000 16 15    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Drew Parrish         .000 16 16    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Austin Pollock       .000 15 10    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Cole Sands           .000 14 14    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Tyler Ahearn         .000 11  0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Shane Drohan         .000  6  0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Tyler Holton         .000  1  1    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Will Zirzow          .000  1  0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
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FSU                  .265 62 62 2053 414 545 123   6  67 362  881  .429 390  74 486  56  .396 33 22  36  49
Opp                  .228 62 62 2082 281 475  92   6  60 248  759  .365 249  54 635  32  .324 16 16  52  69

2018 Pitching Statistics
Name                  ERA  W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV  IP    H   R   ER  BB  SO  2B  3B  HR  AB  B/AVG  WP HBP BK SFA SHA
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Will Zirzow          0.00  0  0   1  0  0   0   1  0   1.0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0    3  .000   0   0  0   0   0
Tyler Holton         0.00  0  0   1  1  0   0   0  0   4.2   1   0   0   1   6   1   0   0   16  .063   0   0  0   0   0
Drew Parrish         2.52  5  1  16 16  2   0   1  0 107.0  71  35  30  37 128  14   1  10  381  .186   4   6  1   1   2
C.J. Van Eyk         2.86  7  0  19  5  0   0   1  2  56.2  42  19  18  30  71  11   1   4  202  .208   2   5  1   0   1
Clayton Kwiatkowski  3.18  4  1  26  1  0   0   0  2  45.1  35  19  16  21  49   3   0   5  162  .216   3   6  0   2   3
Jonah Scolaro        3.43  2  1  27  0  0   0   2  6  44.2  46  21  17  18  60   6   1   2  174  .264   5   7  1   4   1
Cobi Johnson         3.54  0  1  14  0  0   0   1  1  20.1  16   8   8  13  27   1   0   3   75  .213   1   1  0   1   0
Andrew Karp          3.97  8  4  16 15  2   1   2  0  81.2  81  42  36  17  97  13   1  13  315  .257   0   7  1   1   2
Conor Grady          4.34  4  3  22  0  0   0   1  2  29.0  20  14  14  21  33   5   1   4  104  .192   1   1  0   1   1
Cole Sands           4.54  7  4  14 14  0   0   1  0  75.1  59  40  38  25  88  11   1  10  283  .208   8   8  1   1   1
Austin Pollock       5.28  4  4  15 10  0   0   0  1  61.1  67  45  36  31  49  20   0   3  238  .282   4   4  0   4   3
Tyler Ahearn         5.50  1  0  11  0  0   0   1  0  18.0  14  12  11  18  13   3   0   2   64  .219   7   3  0   0   1
Gage Hutchinson     11.70  1  0  10  0  0   0   0  0  10.0  20  16  13   7  12   4   0   2   51  .392   1   4  0   1   1
Shane Drohan        20.77  0  0   6  0  0   0   1  0   4.1   3  10  10  10   1   0   0   2   14  .214   2   2  0   0   0
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FSU                  3.97 43 19 198 62  4   1   4 14 559.1 475 281 247 249 635  92   6  60 2082  .228  38  54  5  16  16
Opp                  5.93 19 43  62 62  2   0   1  8 540.0 545 414 356 390 485 123   6  67 2059  .265  71  74 10  33  22

2018 Fielding Statistics
Name                  PO   AST  E   FLD%   DP
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Austin Pollock          5   12   0 1.000    0
Skylar Frey            14    1   0 1.000    0
Andrew Karp             5   10   0 1.000    0
Cole Sands              3    8   0 1.000    0
Clayton Kwiatkowski     0    8   0 1.000    1
C.J. Van Eyk            0    5   0 1.000    0
Gage Hutchinson         1    3   0 1.000    0
Conor Grady             0    3   0 1.000    0
Tyler Ahearn            2    0   0 1.000    0
Cobi Johnson            1    0   0 1.000    0
Tyler Holton            0    1   0 1.000    0
Will Zirzow             1    0   0 1.000    0
Rhett Aplin           455   28   2  .996   33
Reese Albert           72    1   1  .986    0
Cal Raleigh           562   64  11  .983    5
Jonathan Foster        48    7   1  .982    0
Steven Wells           92    6   3  .970    3
Kyle Cavanaugh         30    2   1  .970    3
Jackson Lueck          74    0   3  .961    0
Mike Salvatore         79  153  10  .959   28
Nick Derr              56   57   5  .958   11
J.C. Flowers           80    2   4  .953    0
Drew Mendoza           44  114  14  .919    6
Rafael Bournigal       31   61  10  .902   12
Drew Parrish            3   15   2  .900    1
Cooper Swanson         13    1   2  .875    0
Jonah Scolaro           2    4   1  .857    0
Jared Herron            5    0   1  .833    0
Shane Drohan            0    0   0  .000    0
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FSU                  1678  566  71  .969   41
Opp                  1619  578  67  .970   68


Florida State 11, Xavier 1
02/16/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Baseball Tops Musketeers, 11-1, to Open 2018 Campaign.
Pitching tosses four-hitter; offense racks up 13 hits and 10 walks.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Fifth-ranked Florida State scored two runs in the first inning, the second of which proved to be the game-winner, en route to an 11-1 win over visiting Xavier to open the 2018 season. Friday's victory at Dick Howser Stadium was the Seminoles' (1-0) 36th on Opening Day over the past 39 seasons.

"Definitely a better start this year," head coach Mike Martin said. "I was proud of how the young men approached the game. Had some key hits, but we had some outstanding pitching."

Florida State scored five runs over the first three innings and led 9-0 before Xavier broke up the shutout with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. That run was unearned, giving the FSU pitching staff an unblemished earned run average through one game. Starting pitcher Tyler Holton allowed just one hit over 4.2 innings, but left before finishing the fifth with muscle tightness. Martin said after the game that Holton will undergo an MRI before making any further decisions.

Redshirt junior Andrew Karp entered after Holton's exit and pitched 1.1 innings, striking out two hitters, to earn the win. Sophomore Clayton Kwiatkowski allowed a hit in the seventh inning and struck out two, while redshirt junior Cobi Johnson pitched the final two innings, allowing one hit and striking out four. Johnson's appearance was his first since mid-2016 after missing the 2017 season with an elbow injury.

"I'm so happy to be able to compete again and be pain-free on the mound," Johnson said. "I can be myself again."

FSU drew 10 walks in the game, with four coming in 1.1 innings against Xavier starter Trevor Olson (0-1). Three sophomores - Drew Mendoza, Nick Derr and J.C. Flowers - tallied two hits each, while Flowers and true freshman Reese Albert each earned two of the Noles nine RBI.

FSU scored two runs in the first on just one hit thanks to a bases loaded walk and a passed ball. In the second, graduate transfer Rafael Bournigal singled in his first at-bat as a Seminole and scored on junior Jackson Lueck's RBI single. Junior Mike Salvatore scored on Rhett Aplin's sacrifice fly.

Derr's second career home run made the score 5-0 FSU after three innings.

"I was anxious in my first at-bat," Derr said. "That second at-bat, I tried to slow everything down. I was looking for a fastball away, it was a good pitch to hit, and I took a hack."

FSU had all the run support it would need at that point. Holton allowed just one fifth-inning single and a walk in his outing, striking out six in 4.2 innings before leaving with the injury.

In the sixth, Xavier reliever Sam Czabala allowed four runs, including two-run singles from Flowers and Albert, who entered that inning in place of Steven Wells.

Johnson pitched the final two innings, hitting 93 on the radar gun while striking out four of seven batters faced.

"That's so encouraging for all of us," Martin said of Johnson. "He's a great man, a great student majoring in engineering. He goes out there every day and does his work�weather warmed up a little bit, so did his velocity."

Winning Score

After getting just one hit in last season's opener, the Seminoles scored a pair of runs in the opening frame tonight. Rhett Aplin scored on a passed ball by Xavier catcher Nate Soria, making the score 2-0.

Of Note

As a team, FSU hit 13-for-35.
Nick Derr's third-inning home run was his first of the season and second of his career. His first career home run came last year against Jacksonville.
After leading the NCAA with 396 walks in 2017 (5.7 per game), FSU drew 10 Friday against Xavier.
Freshman Reese Albert entered for Steven Wells in the bottom of the sixth inning. With two outs and two runners on base, Albert singled to right field for his first career hit and first career runs batted in. Senior Rafael Bournigal, freshman Cooper Swanson and redshirt freshman Jared Herron also recorded their first career hits for FSU in their first plate appearance.
Xavier finished 0-for-10 with runners on base.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,945th of his career. He needs just 31 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins).

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        3  1  0   0  2  0  1  2
  Cooper Swanson        PH-SS     1  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  1   1  1  0  0  0
  Jared Herron          LF        1  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        2  2  1   1  2  1  6  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        1B        1  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  2  2   0  1  0  1  2
Cal Raleigh             C         3  1  0   1  2  2  8  2
  Jonathan Foster       C         0  0  0   0  0  0  4  0
Nick Derr               DH        3  2  2   1  1  1  0  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  1  2   2  0  0  2  0
  Skylar Frey           CF        0  0  0   1  1  0  1  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        4  1  1   0  0  0  1  0
Steven Wells            RF        3  0  1   0  0  1  1  0
  Reese Albert          PH-RF     2  0  1   2  0  0  1  0
Tyler Holton            P                            0  1
  Andrew Karp           P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Cobi Johnson          P                            0  0
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FSU                              35 11 13   9 10  5 27  7
Opp                              32  1  4   1  1 14 24  9

E - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (1), Rafael Bournigal (1)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-J.C. Flowers (1)
HR - FSU-Nick Derr (1)
HBP - FSU-Drew Mendoza (1), Nick Derr (1), Rafael Bournigal (1)
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Rhett Aplin (1)
SB - Opp-2

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Tyler Holton                    4.2  1  0  0  1  6
Andrew Karp          W (1-0)    1.1  1  0  0  0  2
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.0  1  1  0  0  2
Cobi Johnson                    2.0  1  0  0  0  4
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FSU                             9.0  4  1  0  1 14
Opp                  L          8.0 13 11  9 10  5





 
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Florida State 7, Xavier 2
02/17/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

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Xavier	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	1
Florida State	2	2	1	0	0	4	2	0	x	11	13	2

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Tallahassee Duo Paces Noles in 7-2 Win vs. Xavier.
Sands, Pollock Combine to Shutout Musketeers Over Final Eight Innings.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State beat Xavier 7-2 in game two of the season-opening series Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium. Junior pitcher Cole Sands (1-0) retired 15 of his last 16 hitters faced and had a career-high nine strikeouts, while Rafael Bournigal's three-run double broke the game open in the fifth inning. Freshman Austin Pollock pitched the final four innings to earn the save. FSU improved to 2-0 on the year, while the Musketeers fell to 0-2.

"A lot of keys to the ballgame, but the main one for us was our pitching," head coach Mike Martin said. "[Pitching coach] Mike Bell has done a tremendous job with our pitchers. Cole Sands had a great outing, his numbers were impressive. The freshman (Pollock) came in, had his chance and had a very successful outing."

Xavier got hits from each of its first three batters to open the game off Sands and had a 2-0 lead before the Seminoles came to bat. The Musketeers did not get another hit off the Tallahassee native, who allowed just one batter to reach base (on an error) over his final four innings.

The Noles got one run back in the bottom of the first when leadoff man Mike Salvatore walked, stole second and scored on Rhett Aplin's double off the rightfield wall. FSU tied the game in the third on Salvatore's second run of the game after Cal Raleigh's sacrifice fly with the bases loaded.

J.C. Flowers opened the fourth inning with his second double of the year and scored on Salvatore's sacrifice fly.

In the fifth, Raleigh dropped a two-out bunt single to extend the inning, followed by a Nick Derr walk and a Flowers single. Bournigal, a graduate transfer from Belmont, cleared the bases with a three-run double, extending FSU's lead to 6-2.

Jackson Lueck added an RBI double in the sixth inning off Xavier reliever Matt Kent. Musketeer starting pitcher Nick Zwack (0-1) allowed three runs and five walks over 3.1 innings.

Pollock, also from Tallahassee, pitched the final four innings in relief of Sands, allowing three hits and striking out five hitters to earn the four-inning save.

Winning Score
Mike Salvatore's sacrifice fly in the fourth inning broke a 2-2 tie, scoring J.C. Flowers from third. Salvatore finished 1-for-2 on the day with a single and two walks. The junior college transfer has four walks over the first two games of the season.

Of Note

Junior Cole Sands set a career high with nine strikeouts in just five innings. His previous high of eight came in the 2017 ACC Tournament semifinals against Duke.
True freshman Austin Pollock made his first appearance in relief of Sands. Because he pitched the final four innings of the game, Pollock is just the second current Seminole with a save in his career (Ed Voyles has one).
Sands and Pollock combined for 14 strikeouts, the second consecutive game the Seminole pitching staff recorded 14 strikeouts.
J.C. Flowers hit his second double of the season to open the fourth inning. Flowers had four doubles all of 2017.
Flowers recorded FSU's first outfield assist of the season. Ryan Altenberger attempted to score from first on a double by Conor Grammes, but Flowers played the ball off the wall, threw to Mike Salvatore who finished the play with a perfect throw to catcher Cal Raleigh.
In the leadoff spot, Salvatore registered two more walks today and has four on the season. In the sixth, he notched his first career hit and had his first RBI on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,946th of his career. He needs just 30 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins).

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        2  3  1   1  2  0  0  2
Jackson Lueck           LF        5  0  1   1  0  1  2  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  0  2   1  0  0  8  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  0   0  1  2  0  2
Cal Raleigh             C         3  1  1   1  1  1 15  0
Nick Derr               DH        2  1  0   0  2  1  0  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  2  2   0  1  0  2  1
Rafael Bournigal        2B        4  0  1   3  0  0  0  1
Steven Wells            RF        3  0  1   0  1  0  0  0
Cole Sands              P                            0  1
  Austin Pollock        P                            0  1
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FSU                              31  7  9   7  8  5 27  8
Opp                              32  2  6   2  0 14 24 10

E - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (1)
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Jackson Lueck (1), Rhett Aplin (1), J.C. Flowers (2), Rafael Bournigal (1), Steven Wells (1)
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (1), Cal Raleigh (1)
SB - FSU-Mike Salvatore (1)
CS - FSU-Nick Derr (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands           W (1-0)    5.0  3  2  2  0  9
Austin Pollock       Sv(1)      4.0  3  0  0  0  5
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Florida State 5, Xavier 1
02/18/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

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From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Baseball Completes Sweep of Musketeers, 5-1.
Pitching staff stellar again.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (3-0) finished a three-game sweep of Xavier (0-3) Sunday afternoon, beating the Musketeers 5-1 on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles got 6.0 innings from starting pitcher Drew Parrish while Cal Raleigh's two-run double in the first inning provided the winning runs.

"Our guys got after it," head coach Mike Martin said. "They were not satisfied (with just two wins). We pitched and played good defense. We had some timely hits. It was a very good weekend of baseball for us. No doubt it was all about our pitching."

Parrish, a sophomore from Rockledge, donned the Sunday gold uniforms and allowed just three hits, a walk and a home run in six innings. He struck out nine hitters on the afternoon.

"I was throwing my changeup for strikes," Parrish said about what worked Sunday afternoon. "They are good fastball hitters so having that third pitch in there to keep them off-balance was the key today."

Raleigh got the scoring started in the first with a two-out, two-run double that plated Jackson Lueck and Drew Mendoza for a 2-0 FSU lead. Raleigh's four RBI lead FSU after the opening weekend.

"Very important (start)," Raleigh said. "Last year didn't live up to my individual expectations but I want to come out and prove to everybody that I can help the team win whatever it takes."

After perfect second and third innings from Parrish, FSU used four walks, a wild pitch and error and J.C. Flowers' single to extend the lead to 5-0 through three innings.

With two outs, Rhett Aplin, Raleigh, and Rafael Bournigal walked against Xavier starter Damien Richard (0-1). With the bases loaded, Richard threw a wild pitch that scored Aplin and a subsequent error on Musketeer catcher Nate Soria allowed Raleigh to score as well. With two strikes, Flowers notched his fifth hit of the season, an RBI single to plate Bournigal.

Xavier got one run back in the top of the fourth on Conor Grammes' first home run of the season, ending a stretch of nine straight hitters retired by Parrish. After a walk, Parrish responded with another seven consecutive hitters retired.

True freshman Conor Grady made his first appearance as a Seminole in the seventh inning to relieve Parrish and pitched a perfect seventh and eighth innings, striking out five of six hitters.

Freshman Jonah Scolaro allowed a hit and struck out one hitter to close the game out in the ninth inning. Grammes had three of Xavier's four hits in the game.

"Pitching was outstanding all weekend," Martin said. "The last two were freshmen. Threw a freshman last night (Austin Pollock). Very poised, very proud of them."

Winning Score
Cal Raleigh's two-out, two-run single in the first inning scored Jackson Lueck and Drew Mendoza and gave FSU a 2-0 lead.

Of Note

FSU pitching has recorded at least one strikeout in 26 of 27 innings this season, including all nine Sunday.
Parrish's nine strikeouts are his most in a regular season game. Parrish had 12 in the 2017 NCAA regional opener against Tennessee Tech and also nine in the super regional against Sam Houston State.
FSU pitching struck out 15 hitters today and 43 over the three-game series. It was the first time since the Villanova series in 2013 that FSU struck out at least 14 hitters in three straight games.
FSU drew eight walks Sunday and struck out just four times. On the weekend, Seminole hitters had a 26-to-14 walk-to-strikeout ratio.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,947th of his career. He needs just 29 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins).

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        3  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        2  1  0   0  1  0  1  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  1  1   0  0  1  0  1
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  1  0   0  1  1  2  1
Cal Raleigh             C         2  1  1   2  2  0 16  1
Rafael Bournigal        2B        1  1  0   0  2  1  1  1
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Nick Derr             2B        0  0  0   0  0  0  2  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  0  1   1  1  0  2  0
Reese Albert            RF        3  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
  Steven Wells          RF        0  0  0   0  1  0  1  0
Skylar Frey             DH        3  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
  Jared Herron          PH        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Drew Parrish            P                            1  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
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FSU                              26  5  3   3  8  4 27  4
Opp                              31  1  4   1  1 15 24 16

E - Opp-2
2B - FSU-Cal Raleigh (1)
HR - Opp-1
HBP - FSU-Mike Salvatore (1), Jackson Lueck (1)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Drew Parrish         W (1-0)    6.0  3  1  1  1  9
Conor Grady                     2.0  0  0  0  0  5
Jonah Scolaro                   1.0  1  0  0  0  1
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FSU                             9.0  4  1  1  1 15
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Florida State 5, South Florida 2
02/20/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

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From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Four-run Eighth Inning Lifts Noles.
Pitching staff allows one earned run; Wells' double sparks big inning.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - On a rainy day that saw a consistent rain throughout much of the game, Florida State (4-0) beat USF (1-3) 5-2 Tuesday evening at Dick Howser Stadium. Starting pitcher Andrew Karp allowed just one run in five innings and Steven Wells' double inside the left field line sparked a four-run eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie.

"As a coach, the first thing you see is, 'How did we perform in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings," head coach Mike Martin said. "I thought we performed with great effort in control of our emotions. Our pitchers pitched with poise and we did what we needed to do to get the job done."

Karp, making his first start and second appearance of the season, allowed a run on four hits in five innings, walking one and striking out six. Last season, Karp threw seven shutout innings against the Bulls, striking out nine.

FSU scored in the first inning for the fourth time this season to take a 1-0 lead. Mike Salvatore led off with a walk and has reached base to open the game in all four contests this year. Rhett Aplin hit a one-out single that moved Salvatore to third; Cal Raleigh walked to load the bases; and Drew Mendoza singled to score Salvatore.

USF answered in the top of the second before five straight scoreless innings. Carson Ragsdale doubled to open the inning and moved to third on Mendoza's throwing error at third base. Ragsdale scored the unearned run that tied the game on leftfielder Chris Chatfield's single.

FSU left runners on from the second to sixth innings without scoring a run, but Karp and reliever Clayton Kwiatkowski held the Bulls scoreless through that same time frame. Kwiatkowski pitched the sixth and seventh innings, allowing two hits and a walk but striking out three hitters.

Freshman Conor Grady (1-0), after striking out five of six Xavier hitters on Sunday, pitched the eighth inning. Grady walked David Villar and had a 3-0 count on Ragsdale before forced a groundout to Mendoza at third base. Mendoza got Ragsdale at first, and Aplin fired back across the diamond in time to get Villar hoping to go first to third. With two outs, Grady struck out Coco Montes to end the inning.

"When [Villar] came around second, I just saw him out of the corner of my eye," Mendoza said. "Rhett put the throw on the money. I wasn't expecting that, but it definitely worked out�it brought our fans and the team back into the game."

In the bottom of the eighth, Nick Derr battled back from an 0-2 count to draw a walk before Wells' double down the left field line made the score 2-1. Salvatore reached on a throwing error by USF pitcher Kevin King (0-1) that allowed Wells to score and double the lead. Jackson Lueck and Aplin walked to load the bases, Raleigh was hit by a pitch to make the score 4-1 and Mendoza drew a four-pitch walk to make the score 5-1.

"I was just trying to get it to the next guy," Wells said. "I ended up getting a hitters count, fastball down and in, put a good swing on it and it worked out."

In the top of the ninth, Gage Hutchinson made his first appearance as a Seminole, walking the leadoff batter. Jonah Scolaro finished the game, allowing a hit, walk and striking out two batters as USF managed just one run in the frame.

USF starter Alec Wisely went two innings, allowing one run. Wisely also was the Bulls leadoff hitter, finishing 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.

Winning Score
After Steven Wells' double scored Nick Derr to give FSU a 2-1 lead, Mike Salvatore reached on a throwing error by pitcher Kevin King, allowing Wells to score from second base and extend FSU's lead to 3-1.

Of Note

FSU pitching struck out 12 hitters on Tuesday. Through four games this season, FSU has struck out 55 hitters and walked just six.
Drew Mendoza finished 2-for-3 with two walks and two RBI.
Mike Salvatore has reached base to open a game all four games this season (three walks and an HBP).
Over the past two seasons, Andrew Karp has 15 strikeouts in 12 innings against the Bulls.
FSU hitters drew 12 walks and struck out six times. The Seminoles have more walks than hits in all four games this year.
Head coach Mike Martin said starting pitcher Tyler Holton will be re-evaluated Wednesday or Thursday after leaving last Friday's game in the fifth inning.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,948th of his career. He needs just 28 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins).

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  2  0   0  1  1  0  4
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  1  0   0  2  1  2  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  0  1   0  2  1  8  1
Cal Raleigh             C         3  0  0   1  1  1 11  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  0  2   2  2  0  2  3
Rafael Bournigal        DH        5  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  0  1   0  0  1  1  0
Nick Derr               2B        2  1  0   0  2  0  2  1
Steven Wells            RF        2  1  1   1  2  1  1  0
Andrew Karp             P                                
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Gage Hutchinson       P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              29  5  5   4 12  6 27 10
Opp                              33  2  7   2  4 12 24  6

E - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (2)
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Steven Wells (2)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Cal Raleigh (1)
SB - Opp-3

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Andrew Karp                     5.0  4  1  0  1  6
Clayton Kwiatkowski             2.0  2  0  0  1  3
Conor Grady          W (1-0)    1.0  0  0  0  1  1
Gage Hutchinson                 0.0  0  1  1  0  0
Jonah Scolaro                   1.0  1  0  0  1  2
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FSU                             9.0  7  2  1  4 12
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Florida State 7, Troy 3
02/23/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

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From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

No. 5 Noles Top Troy, 7-3.
Cole Sands pitched six shutout innings in the win.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Behind six shutout innings from starter Cole Sands, No. 5 Florida State (5-0) beat Troy (4-2) 7-3 Friday afternoon on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Sands (2-0) struck out five and allowed just two hits, Jackson Lueck hit his first home run of the season and a four-run sixth inning extended the FSU lead.

"Very pleased Cole Sands had another good outing," head coach Mike Martin said. "This is a situation where we are looking for somebody to take the role of a Friday night starter�he pitched out of some difficult situations. Wasn't exactly sharp, but the numbers are impressive."

Sands was stellar for a second-straight outing to open the year after throwing five innings and striking out nine last Saturday against Xavier. Leadoff hitter Matt Sanders singled to open the game, but a third inning single from Manning Early was Troy's only other hit against Sands.

FSU opened the scoring with Steven Wells' sacrifice fly in the second inning. Rafael Bournigal singled, followed by walks to J.C. Flowers and freshman Reese Albert to load the bases for Wells.

Jackson Lueck's home run to lead off the third doubled the FSU lead against Troy starter Andrew Crane (1-1). A Drew Mendoza groundout later that inning scored Rhett Aplin and gave FSU a 3-0 lead.

Sands retired the final 10 batters he faced. Against Xavier last week, 15 of the final 16 Musketeer batters got out against Sands.

"He got the outs he was asked to get," Martin said of Sands. "Good win for us but tomorrow is another day."

FSU broke the game open in the sixth inning with four runs on just two hits. Junior Jonathan Foster entered in place of Reese Albert with two runners on base. The junior college transfer lofted a high fly ball off the left field foul pole for a three-run home run in his first plate appearance as a Seminole.

Crane exited the game after that, making way for Will Carnley. Carnley allowed three walks and a wild pitch that scored Wells and made the score 7-0.

Cobi Johnson made his second appearance of the season in relief of Sands. After walking the first batter, Johnson struck out Mason Rogers, Rigsby Mosley and Drew Frederic in order. In two appearances this year, Johnson has seven strikeouts in three innings pitched.

Freshman pitchers CJ Van Eyk and Shane Drohan made the first appearances of their careers in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively. Van Eyk worked around a one-out single and struck out one hitter. Drohan allowed a pair of walks and hit a batter before junior Gage Hutchinson entered to close out the game.

Troy scored three runs in the ninth inning to avoid the shutout.

Winning Score
Jonathan Foster hit a three-run home run in his first at-bat as a Seminole, scoring Rafael Bournigal and J.C. Flowers and extending FSU's lead to 6-0. Foster, a junior college transfer that played his freshman season at Auburn, played against Xavier in the season opener but did not record a plate appearance.

Of Note

Cal Raleigh threw out Troy leadoff hitter Matt Sanders attempting to steal to end the first inning. Opponents were 6-for-6 on stolen base attempts entering the game.

Steven Wells' sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the second inning snapped a 46.1-inning streak in the regular season without allowing an earned run for Troy pitcher Andrew Crane.

Jackson Lueck's third-inning home run was his first of the season and 14th of his career.

Mike Salvatore stole second base in the fifth inning and is now 2-for-2 on the season.

Junior catcher Jonathan Foster had his first plate appearance in relief of Reese Albert in the sixth inning. He hit a three-run home run.

FSU drew seven walks and struck out just four times. FSU has recorded more walks than strikeouts in all five games this season.

FSU scored four runs in the sixth inning, the third inning this year the Seminoles have scored four or more runs in a frame. Troy's three ninth inning runs are the most FSU has allowed in an inning and a game this year.

J.C. Flowers hit his third double of the season. He had four all of 2017.

Cooper Swanson singled in the eighth inning and is now 2-for-2 on the season. Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,949th of his career. He needs just 27 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 10-1 against the Trojans.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  1   0  0  0  1  3
  Cooper Swanson        SS        1  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  1  1   1  1  1  0  0
  Skylar Frey           LF-RF     1  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        2  1  1   0  2  0 11  1
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH-1B     1  0  0   0  0  0  2  0
Cal Raleigh             C-DH      4  0  0   0  0  0  7  2
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  1   1  0  0  1  1
Rafael Bournigal        2B        4  2  1   0  0  0  0  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        2  1  1   0  2  1  2  0
Reese Albert            DH        1  0  0   0  1  1  0  0
  Jonathan Foster       PH-DH-C   2  1  1   3  0  1  1  1
Steven Wells            RF        1  1  0   1  1  0  0  0
  Jared Herron          LF        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Cole Sands              P                            1  1
  Cobi Johnson          P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
  Shane Drohan          P                            0  0
  Gage Hutchinson       P                            0  0
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FSU                              31  7  8   6  7  4 27  9
Opp                              28  3  4   3  5  9 24  9

E - Opp-1
2B - FSU-J.C. Flowers (3)
HR - FSU-Jackson Lueck (1), Jonathan Foster (1)
HBP - Opp-1
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Steven Wells (1)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (2), Rafael Bournigal (1), Steven Wells (1)
CS - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands           W (2-0)    6.0  2  0  0  2  5
Cobi Johnson                    1.0  0  0  0  1  3
C.J. Van Eyk                    1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Shane Drohan                    0.0  0  3  3  2  0
Gage Hutchinson                 1.0  1  0  0  0  0
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FSU                             9.0  4  3  3  5  9
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Florida State 6, Troy 5
02/24/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Mendoza's Walk-Off Single Caps 6-5 Win Over Troy.
Junior Gage Hutchinson won the first game of his FSU career.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 5 Florida State (6-0) scored a 6-5 walk-off win over visiting Troy (4-3) Saturday afternoon on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium in front of 5,147 fans. Sophomore Drew Mendoza hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth after reliever Gage Hutchinson (1-0) pitched a perfect top of the ninth.

"I've always been impressed with Troy baseball," head coach Mike Martin said. "Today was a classic example that they are going to fight for 27 outs. Good win. Jonah Scolaro and Hutchinson pitched very well."

Mendoza's single off Sadler Goodwin (0-1) came after Troy tied the game with two runs each in the sixth and seventh innings and threatened more in the eighth. Mike Salvatore opened the ninth inning with a four-pitch walk, Jackson Lueck singled and Cal Raleigh walked leading to Mendoza's hit, his second of the game. The walk-off was the first of Mendoza's career.

"Something out," Mendoza said of what he was expecting from Sadler. "Something above the knees that I could drive to the outfield. I probably shouldn't have swung at that last one, it was down too, but I was fortunate to get a good piece on it."

Pitching for the second straight game, Hutchinson entered with a runner on second in the eighth inning and gave up an infield single to give Troy runners on the corners. Leadoff hitter Matt Sanders popped out to first base and Joey Denison popped up to second base with the bases loaded. In the top of the ninth, Hutchinson sat down Hunter Mercer, Dylan Crutcher and Brody Binder on strikes.

"I love getting in there any time I can to help the club win," Hutchinson said in his first gathering with the media. "It's just fun to get in, at any point in the game, but late in the game when it matters most I really embrace that."

For the fifth time in six games this season, FSU scored in the first inning, plating three runs on three hits and one Troy error. Salvatore had his first of two hits to lead off the game and has successfully reached base to open the game five times this year. Rhett Aplin walked and Raleigh lined an RBI single to left field to give FSU a 1-0 lead. Both runners advanced a base when the throw to catcher Hunter Kamplain got away.

Mendoza hit a sacrifice fly that scored Aplin, and Kyle Cavanaugh, making his first start of the season and third of his career, singled through the right side to score Raleigh.

Troy answered with a Sanders home run in the third inning to make the score 3-1. Sanders was 2-for-5 on the afternoon.

Starting pitcher Drew Parrish went 5.1 innings, striking out eight hitters and allowing five hits. Sanders' home run was the only earned run against Parrish.

Sophomore Clayton Kwiatkowski entered with two runners on base and one out, and Troy capitalized on a bases loaded walk and wild pitch to cut the lead to 4-3.

After FSU scored a run in the bottom of the sixth without a hit, Troy scored two runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game.

Florida State had runners on in the seventh and eighth innings before ground ball double plays got Troy out of trouble. The Trojans got no such luck in the ninth.

Winning Score
Drew Mendoza's bases loaded RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave FSU a walk-off 6-5 win over Troy. Mike Salvatore and Cal Raleigh walks sandwiched a Jackson Lueck single to put ducks on the pond.

Of Note

Florida State scored three runs in the first inning today and has scored in the opening frame in five of six games this year. FSU has outscored teams 9-2 in the first inning this season.
Troy had the leadoff hitter reach base each of the first three innings and seven of the first eight innings.
Kyle Cavanaugh was 1-for-4 with an RBI. He had one RBI in 21 at-bats in 2017.
FSU turned double plays in the third and fourth innings after turning just one in the first five games.
Mike Salvatore, Cal Raleigh and Drew Mendoza each had two hits for the Noles. All 10 of FSU's hits in the game were singles.
FSU drew six walks and six strikeouts. FSU has not had more strikeouts than walks in any game this year.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,950th of his career. He needs just 26 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 11-1 in his career against the Trojans.

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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  2  2   0  1  0  3  2
Jackson Lueck           LF        5  0  1   0  0  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  1  1   0  1  2  6  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  1  2   1  2  0 12  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  2   2  0  0  0  0
Kyle Cavanaugh          DH        4  0  1   1  0  2  0  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        3  1  0   0  1  0  2  2
J.C. Flowers            CF        2  1  0   0  1  1  1  0
Reese Albert            RF        3  0  1   1  0  0  2  0
  Skylar Frey           PR        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Steven Wells          RF        1  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
Drew Parrish            P                            0  1
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  1
  Gage Hutchinson       P                            0  0
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FSU                              33  6 10   5  6  6 27  7
Opp                              31  5  9   4  6 12 25 10

E - Opp-3, FSU-Mike Salvatore (2)
2B - Opp-1
HR - Opp-1
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-J.C. Flowers (1)
SH - Opp-2
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (1)
CS - Opp-1

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Drew Parrish                    5.1  5  3  1  2  8
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.0  1  2  2  2  1
Jonah Scolaro                   1.0  2  0  0  1  0
Gage Hutchinson      W (1-0)    1.2  1  0  0  1  3
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FSU                             9.0  9  5  3  6 12
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Florida State 9, Troy 4
02/25/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Beat Troy 9-4 to Complete Sweep.
Pollock wins first career start; Flowers ties career high with three RBI.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 5 Florida State beat Troy 9-4 on a wet and rainy Sunday afternoon on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium to improve to 7-0 on the season. FSU scored five runs on five hits in the second inning before a 78-minute rain delay. Freshman pitcher Austin Pollock (1-0) threw six innings, allowing one earned run on five hits for his first career win.

"It was a real nice day for us," head coach Mike Martin said. "We did a lot of things right."

Pollock started Sunday's game after the season-ending injury last week to Opening Day starter Tyler Holton. The Tallahassee native from Lincoln High School overcame the lengthy weather delay and a defense that committed three errors for his first career win in his second appearance.

"I have to be honest, he's a lot different than I thought he would be," Martin said of Pollock. "I thought he would come over in the fall, be intimidated. Have not seen any of that. I knew he was good when I overheard some players talking, 'I can't see the ball off that guy.'"

Troy threatened runs early in the game against Pollock when Matt Sanders doubled on the game's first pitch and Brandon Lockridge reached on a Drew Mendoza error at third base. After Sanders was picked off at second for the first out, Joey Denison reached on a Rafael Bournigal error before Pollock forced Brody Binder into a double play to get out of trouble.

Troy did strike in the second on a home run from first baseman Cole Prestegard for a 1-0 lead, the Trojans first of the weekend.

The Seminoles quickly responded in the bottom of the frame, taking a lead it would not relinquish with five runs against Troy starter Rush Hixon (1-1). Cal Raleigh singled and Mendoza walked before five straight FSU hitters notched a run batted in. J.C. Flowers and Jared Herron had RBI singles; Steven Wells had an RBI double to right field; Mike Salvatore hit a sacrifice fly and Jackson Lueck singled to score Wells and give FSU a 5-1 lead.

As FSU's defense prepared to start the third inning, the umpires cleared the field for rain that eventually lasted 78 minutes. After the delay, Pollock returned to the mound for four more innings, allowing only an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth when Flowers misplayed a ball in center field that allowed Sanders to score from first and trim FSU's lead to 5-2.

As they did in the second inning, FSU answered Troy's run. Mendoza hit a one-out triple into the right field corner and scored on Bournigal's grounder to first base. The Noles threatened more but left the bases loaded.

Conor Grady, the winner in FSU's Tuesday game against USF, replaced Pollock in the seventh and Troy scored one run on Sanders' RBI double. For the weekend, Sanders hit 6-for-12 with three doubles and one home run after reaching base five times Sunday (three hits, two walks).

Again, FSU answered Troy's run. Flowers hit his second double of the series, and fourth of the season, with the bases loaded against reliever Ryan Fultz, scoring Raleigh and Lueck. Through seven games, Flowers leads FSU with a .429 average, nine hits, four doubles and six RBI.

"J.C., having played in a good summer program, he saw other young men that play at Division I schools. It did him a lot of good," Martin said. "Very impressive. Glad to see him play with poise and proud of the progress he's making."

Cobi Johnson pitched the eighth inning, recording three more strikeouts. The junior missed all of 2017 due to injury, but has 10 strikeouts in four innings pitched this season without allowing a run.

Tyler Ahearn made his first appearance as a Seminole in the ninth inning, recording a pair of strikeouts as Troy scored a run on Joey Denison's RBI single.

Winning Score
After Troy took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, Florida State scored five runs in the bottom of the inning, the last of which was an RBI single off the bat of Jackson Lueck that score Steven Wells.

Of Note

FSU improved to 19-2 all-time against Troy and 18-0 in Tallahassee.
FSU is 7-0 for the 18th time in school history. The start is FSU's best since 2013 (16-0).
FSU's five-run fifth inning was the Noles most runs scored in a frame this year.
Each team turned two double plays in the game.
Troy third baseman Drew Frederic saw 21 pitches in his first two at-bats - 10 in the second inning and 11 in the fourth inning. Austin Pollock struck out Frederic in the first AB and forced a lineout to RF in the second. Frederic saw eight pitches in his first at-bat against Conor Grady, drawing a walk.
Drew Mendoza's sixth-inning triple was his first extra-base hit of the year, his first career triple and FSU's first triple of the season.
J.C. Flowers seventh-inning double was his fourth of the season. The sophomore had four doubles in 68 games as a freshman in 2017. Flowers also had three RBI on Sunday, tying a career high (three times in 2017).
There was a 78-minute rain delay after the second inning.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,951st of his career. He needs just 25 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 12-1 in his career against the Trojans.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  1   1  0  0  3  4
Jackson Lueck           LF        5  1  2   1  0  0  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  0  0   0  0  1  7  1
Cal Raleigh             C         4  2  1   0  1  0 10  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        2  2  1   0  2  1  0  2
Rafael Bournigal        2B        3  0  0   1  0  1  0  2
  Nick Derr             PH-2B     0  1  0   0  1  0  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  1  2   3  0  1  2  0
Jared Herron            DH        2  1  1   1  0  0  0  0
  Reese Albert          PH        1  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
  Cooper Swanson        PH        0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
Steven Wells            RF        2  1  1   2  2  1  2  0
Austin Pollock          P                            1  1
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Cobi Johnson          P                            0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              31  9 10   9  7  5 27 10
Opp                              36  4 10   3  5 10 24  7

E - FSU-Drew Mendoza (3), Rafael Bournigal (2), J.C. Flowers (1)
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Jackson Lueck (2), J.C. Flowers (4), Steven Wells (3)
3B - FSU-Drew Mendoza (1)
HR - Opp-1
HBP - FSU-J.C. Flowers (2)
SF - FSU-Mike Salvatore (2)
SB - FSU-Reese Albert (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Austin Pollock       W (1-0)    6.0  5  2  1  1  3
Conor Grady                     1.0  2  1  1  2  2
Cobi Johnson                    1.0  2  0  0  0  3
Tyler Ahearn                    1.0  1  1  1  2  2
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FSU                             9.0 10  4  3  5 10
Opp                  L          8.0 10  9  9  7  5





 
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Florida State 4, Jacksonville 0
02/27/2018, Jacksonville, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

No. 5 Noles Shut Out Dolphins, 4-0.
Andrew Karp strikes out a career-high 12 in six innings.

JACKSONVILLE, FL - Junior Andrew Karp notched a career-best 12 strikeouts and no walks over six innings, earning his second win of the year in the Noles 4-0 victory over Jacksonville Tuesday evening. In front of 1,503 fans at John Sessions Stadium for FSU's first road game of the year, Karp allowed just four hits and no hitters to reach third base, while a pair of second-inning runs gave FSU all the run support it needed.

"I was very impressed with our team tonight in our first road game," head coach Mike Martin said. "Karp had another good outing. We beat a very good baseball team that we know is going to do nothing but get better as the season goes on."

Karp (2-0) allowed a hit each of the first three innings but worked out of any potential trouble each time. The junior from Winter Garden struck out at least one hitter in each of his six innings and two in each of his last five. Between the fourth and sixth innings, Karp struck out six straight hitters.

"I was trying to throw three pitches for strikes," Karp said. "As the game went on, I located my fastball better and was able to locate the slider down. Honestly, just trying to get the win so the three-hour bus ride back to Tallahassee isn't too bad."

Jacksonville used six pitchers in the game with three innings each from starter Spencer Stockton (0-1) and Trent Palmer. The Dolphins kept FSU hitters off balance much of the night, striking out 13 FSU hitters and allowing just three earned runs.

The Seminoles gave Karp all the run support he needed in the second inning, scoring two runs on three hits and a critical error on catcher Jacob Southern.

The Noles leading hitter, sophomore J.C. Flowers from nearby Orange Park, led off the frame with an infield single and moved to second on a walk to Rafael Bournigal. The Noles put on the double steal to advance the runners, and Southern's throw to third base went into left field, allowing Flowers to score for a 1-0 lead.

Steven Wells followed with an RBI single up the middle that scored Bournigal to double the lead.

Neither team scored again until Rhett Aplin's RBI double in the top of the seventh inning. Mike Salvatore scored from second after a leadoff walk.

Over the first six innings against Karp, the Dolphins had just one batter reach scoring position on Adrian Garrastazu's double.

Jonah Scolaro relieved Karp to open the bottom of the seventh. The freshman from Valrico retired all nine batters faced and earned his first career save and FSU's second of the season. Scolaro struck out four hitters, including all three in the bottom of the ninth inning.

FSU manufactured another run in the eighth inning against the Dolphin bullpen. Bournigal doubled to open the inning, Wells walked for the second time and both runners advanced on pinch-hitter Skylar Frey's sacrifice bunt. Bournigal scored on Salvatore's sacrifice fly, his team-high third of the season.

Bournigal and Wells both reached in all four plate appearances Tuesday, combining to go 4-for-4 with three walks and a hit by pitch.

Winning Score
FSU scored two runs in the second inning, the first of which was on a double steal from J.C. Flowers and Rafael Bournigal. After stealing third, Flowers scored on catcher Jacob Southern's throw into left field that gave FSU a 1-0 lead.

Of Note

FSU beat Jacksonville for the fourth straight game and improved to 125-37 all-time against the Dolphins.
Andrew Karp's 12 strikeouts are a career-high and the most for a Seminole this year. As a team, FSU struck out a season-high 16 batters, the seventh time in eight games this year that FSU reached double-digit strikeouts.
Karp has not allowed a run in 12.1 innings in 2018.
Steven Wells entered today's game 4-for-8 in three career games against the Dolphins and is now 6-for-10 against JU. Wells was 2-for-2 with a pair of walks against the Dolphins Tuesday.
FSU hitters had more strikeouts than walks for the first time this season.
Second baseman Rafael Bournigal reached base four times Tuesday, including his second double of the season.
FSU had zero errors for the third time this season.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,952nd of his career. He needs just 24 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is now 88-24 against Jacksonville.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        3  1  1   1  1  2  2  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  0  0   0  1  3  2  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  1   1  1  0  4  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  0   0  1  1 16  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  0   0  0  3  0  2
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  1  1   0  0  2  2  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        2  2  2   0  1  0  0  2
Steven Wells            RF        2  0  2   1  2  0  1  0
Reese Albert            DH        3  0  0   0  0  2  0  0
  Skylar Frey           PH        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Andrew Karp             P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              30  4  7   3  7 13 27  5
Opp                              30  0  4   0  0 16 27  7

E - Opp-1
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Rhett Aplin (2), Rafael Bournigal (2)
HBP - FSU-Drew Mendoza (2), Rafael Bournigal (2)
SH - FSU-Skylar Frey (1)
SF - FSU-Mike Salvatore (3)
SB - FSU-J.C. Flowers (1), Rafael Bournigal (2)
CS - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Andrew Karp          W (2-0)    6.0  4  0  0  0 12
Jonah Scolaro        Sv(1)      3.0  0  0  0  0  4
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Florida State 9, UNC-Asheville 2
03/02/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

No. 5 Noles Top UNC Asheville, Now 9-0 on the Season.
Raleigh ties career highs for hits and runs batted in.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Junior catcher Cal Raleigh tied career-highs with three hits and four RBI in No. 5 Florida State's 9-2 win over UNC Asheville Friday evening. In front of a crowd of 4,419, the Seminoles extended its season-opening win streak to nine games, while the Bulldogs fell to 2-6.

"We had some really solid at-bats," head coach Mike Martin said. "When you score nine runs, you have to give the offense a lot of credit. Cole [Sands] did not have the outing he's accustomed to having, but he continued to battle. I feel he'd say the same thing. Wasn't bad by any stretch, five hits in five innings with eight strikeouts."

Raleigh tied the game in the first inning with a triple off the top of the outfield wall in right-centerfield, added a single in the fifth inning and had a three-run double that doubled FSU's lead to 8-2 in the sixth inning. The triple was the third of Raleigh's career.

"We saw something in Cal about three days ago," Martin said. "Not so much in the game with Jacksonville, but he seemed to be seeing the ball better, feeling better about the way he was swinging the bat. That look of, 'I'm comfortable. Let's play baseball.' It was really encouraging."

"I've been working on things, approach at the plate," Raleigh said after the game. "Little mechanical things that started clicking and hopefully it keeps working."

Sands (3-0) allowed a run in his first and last innings, going five innings and striking out eight Bulldog hitters. He has won each of his first three starts this season.

After allowing a walk and an RBI double to open the game, Sands retired the next six hitters. FSU took the lead in the bottom of the first on Raleigh's RBI triple and the first of Mendoza's two RBI doubles.

After a perfect top of the fourth inning from Sands, the Noles added to the lead in the fourth inning on four walks from starter Jordan Fulbright (0-3). After Hunter Burnette entered, Jackson Lueck hit a two-run single that scored Cooper Swanson and Steven Wells and gave FSU a 5-1 lead.

Fulbright went 3.1 innings, giving up three hits, five walks and five earned runs in the loss.

Three straight two-out singles from UNC Asheville cut the lead to 5-2 in the top of the fifth. It was the first run FSU has surrendered in the fifth inning this season.

Raleigh's three-run double and Mendoza's second RBI double of the game extended the FSU lead to 9-2 through six innings.

Junior relief pitcher Cobi Johnson threw the sixth and seventh innings, recording all six outs via strikeout. On the season, Johnson has 16 strikeouts in six innings pitched.

Freshman Tyler Ahearn pitched the final two innings, putting on two baserunners in the eighth but forcing a fly out to right field to escape any damage. FSU has not allowed an eighth inning run this season.

In the ninth, Ahearn allowed a single and a walk before a strikeout and double play ended the game.

Winning Score
FSU loaded the bases on three walks off UNC Asheville starting pitcher Jordan Fulbright. A fourth walk to Cooper Swanson scored Mendoza to give FSU a 3-1 lead.

Of Note

FSU's nine-game winning streak is the 11th longest to open a season in school history.
In the first inning, Cal Raleigh hit his third career triple off the top of the right-centerfield wall. Drew Mendoza followed with his first double of the season.
Raleigh's three hits and four RBI tied career highs. Raleigh was replaced prior to the eighth inning needing a home run for the cycle.
Mendoza tied a career high with three hits.
Kyle Cavanaugh hit his first double as a Seminole in the eighth inning.
UNC Asheville's run in the fifth inning was the first allowed in the fifth inning by FSU this year.
FSU scored four runs in the sixth inning, the fifth time this year FSU has scored four or more runs in an inning.
Cooper Swanson was 1-for-1 Friday with three walks. On the season, the true freshman is 3-for-3 hitting with four walks in seven plate appearances.
FSU had nine walks and just five strikeouts hitting. FSU has a positive walk/strikeout ratio in seven of nine games this year.
FSU struck out 15 Bulldog hitters Friday, the eighth time in nine games this season FSU has had double-digit strikeouts.
FSU had zero errors for the fourth time this season.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,953rd of his career. He needs just 23 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is now 22-1 against UNC Asheville.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        5  0  1   0  0  0  0  3
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  1   2  0  0  1  0
  Jared Herron          LF        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        2  2  0   0  2  0  5  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        1B        1  0  1   0  0  0  1  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  2  3   4  0  0 14  0
  Jonathan Foster       C         1  0  0   0  0  0  2  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  1  3   2  1  0  0  2
J.C. Flowers            CF        2  0  0   0  1  1  0  0
  Skylar Frey           PH-CF     2  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        3  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
  Nick Derr             2B        2  0  0   0  0  0  2  1
Steven Wells            RF        2  1  0   0  1  1  1  0
  Reese Albert          RF        0  0  0   0  1  0  1  0
Cooper Swanson          DH        1  2  1   1  3  0  0  0
Cole Sands              P                            0  0
  Cobi Johnson          P                            0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            0  0
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FSU                              34  9 10   9  9  5 27  6
Opp                              32  2  6   2  6 15 24 10

2B - Opp-2, FSU-Kyle Cavanaugh (1), Cal Raleigh (2), Drew Mendoza 2 (2), Cooper Swanson (1)
3B - FSU-Cal Raleigh (1)
HBP - Opp-1
SB - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands           W (3-0)    5.0  5  2  2  2  8
Cobi Johnson                    2.0  0  0  0  2  6
Tyler Ahearn                    2.0  1  0  0  2  1
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Florida State 4, UNC-Asheville 3
03/03/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Beat UNC Asheville, Improve to 10-0.
Mendoza's second walk-off of season downs Bulldogs.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 5 Florida State extended its season-opening win streak to 10 games, beating UNC Asheville 4-3 Saturday evening in front of 4,717 fans at Dick Howser Stadium. Third baseman Drew Mendoza set a career high with four hits, the last of which was a walk-off single in the ninth inning against Asheville (2-7) reliever Nick Boyles.

"It was a big win for us because it could have been a big loss," head coach Mike Martin said. "I'm very proud of so much. No errors on either side which made for an excellent ball game. That was a good game to watch."

Mendoza finished 4-for-5 in the game with three RBI. Over the first two games of the series, Mendoza is hitting 7-for-9 with two doubles and five RBI and is now hitting a team high .465.

Conor Grady (2-0) earned his second win after pitching out of a bases loaded, no out jam in the top of the ninth inning. With the score tied 3-3, Grady entered in relief of Clayton Kwiatkowski with runners on the corners. Chris Troost singled on a bunt to third base before Grady struck out two hitters and forced an inning-ending groundout.

"Here's a freshman pitching in an environment that is just fantastic and he's in total control of his emotions," Martin said. "He's hitting his spots and coach Mike Bell did a great job of calling the game."

"(Grady) was amazing," starting pitcher Drew Parrish said. "He showed a lot of composure out there and he did his job. I'm happy for him. That's a tough situation to work out of. Not many people can do that."

Ethan Tressler (0-1) walked Rhett Aplin and Cal Raleigh before Mendoza's single against Boyles. Mendoza also had a walk-off single last Saturday against Troy.

Parrish pitched 5.2 innings, allowing just one hit and three walks while striking out nine. Parrish left with runners on the corners in the sixth inning and freshman Jonah Scolaro forced a bases loaded fly out to keep Asheville scoreless.

"Feeding off the energy of (our other starting pitchers) fires me up and makes me want to compete as hard as they do," Parrish said.

For the seventh time this year, FSU scored in the first inning, plating a pair against UNC Asheville starter Greg Gasparro. FSU's first three hitters reached via a walk, base hit and a walk. Raleigh grounded into a double play to score leadoff hitter Mike Salvatore. Mendoza beat the defensive shift, singling through the left side to score Jackson Lueck and double FSU's lead.

In the fifth inning, Mendoza singled to score Lueck again and gave FSU a 3-0 lead. Gasparro went 4.2 innings, allowing five hits (all to Lueck and Mendoza), five walks and a strikeout.

Lueck finished 3-for-5 on the day, while Aplin and Steven Wells each set career highs with three walks.

Asheville tied the game in the seventh with three runs against reliever Gage Hutchinson before Kwiatkowski and Grady combined for scoreless eighth and ninth innings.

Winning Score
After Rhett Aplin and Cal Raleigh drew walks against UNC Asheville reliever Ethan Tressler, Drew Mendoza was the first batter against new pitcher Nick Boyles. Mendoza singled to center for his fourth hit of the game (a career high), scoring Aplin from second base.

Of Note

FSU has scored in the first inning seven times this year. They are outscoring opponents 13-3 in the first inning this season.
Drew Mendoza set a career high with four hits tonight. His fourth hit was a ninth inning, walk-off single, his second career walk-off hit (first was last week against Troy). He is 7-for-9 this weekend with two doubles and five RBI.
J.C. Flowers was hit by a pitch for a team-high third time.
FSU pitchers struck out at least 10 hitters for the ninth time this season.
Rhett Aplin and Steven Wells both tied their career highs with three walks.
FSU had a positive walk-strikeout ratio for the eighth time this season.
FSU had zero errors for the third straight game and the fifth time overall.
All eight of FSU's hits were singles.
Drew Parrish's ERA fell to 0.79 after 5.2 scoreless innings. He has allowed two earned runs in 22.2 innings in 2018.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,954th of his career. He needs just 22 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is now 23-1 against UNC Asheville.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  1  0   0  1  0  1  2
Jackson Lueck           LF        5  2  3   0  0  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        2  1  0   0  3  0  3  1
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  0   0  1  0 14  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        5  0  4   3  0  0  1  2
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  0  0   0  0  2  2  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        3  0  0   0  0  0  2  0
  Nick Derr             2B        0  0  0   0  0  0  2  0
Steven Wells            RF        1  0  0   0  3  0  2  0
Cooper Swanson          DH        3  0  1   0  1  0  0  0
Drew Parrish            P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  Gage Hutchinson       P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  1
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
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FSU                              30  4  8   3  9  3 27  6
Opp                              35  3  8   2  6 15 25  8

2B - Opp-3
HBP - FSU-J.C. Flowers (3), Nick Derr (2)
SH - Opp-1
SB - FSU-Rhett Aplin (1)

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Drew Parrish                    5.2  1  0  0  3  9
Jonah Scolaro                   0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Gage Hutchinson                 0.2  3  3  3  1  2
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.1  3  0  0  1  2
Conor Grady          W (2-0)    1.0  1  0  0  0  2
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Florida State 4, UNC-Asheville 2
03/04/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

No. 5 Noles Wrap Up Sweep of UNC Asheville.
Through 11 games, FSU starting pitchers have a 1.04 ERA.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Featuring a revamped lineup, No. 5 Florida State (11-0) held off UNC Asheville (2-8) for a 4-2 win Sunday afternoon on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Tallahassee native Austin Pollock improved to 2-0 on the year after striking out a career high nine hitters in six innings, while the offense used three sixth-inning runs to break a 1-1 tie.

"Obviously it was a good weekend," head coach Mike Martin said. "I'm pleased we used two freshmen pitchers�it was a well-played game. We made one error in three games. Any time that is the case, you're very satisfied."

Pollock allowed just one unearned run in six innings and has 0.56 ERA in 16 innings this season. As a unit, Florida State's starting pitchers have a 1.04 earned run average in 60.2 innings in 2018.

FSU scored in the first inning for the eighth time this year to take a 1-0 lead. Cooper Swanson doubled off the rightfield wall to open the game, moved to third on Mike Salvatore's ground out and scored on Rhett Aplin's sacrifice fly. Cal Raleigh and Drew Mendoza followed with singles but were stranded to end the inning.

Asheville starter Jordan Carr (1-1) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits.

The Bulldogs tied the score in the fifth inning with an unearned run. Andrew Friedholm hit a one-out double to left field and scored when Swanson dropped the third out of the inning on a pop up in left field. Primarily a middle infielder, it was Swanson's first start in the field and second of his career (he started Saturday's game as the DH).

Pollock forced a ground out to end the inning and keep the score tied at 1-1.

After Mendoza's single in the first inning, FSU did not have another hit until the fifth, when Swanson singled. In the sixth, Aplin doubled to right field and scored on Mendoza's second single of the game. For the weekend, Mendoza hit 9-for-13 with two doubles and six RBI.

FSU made the score 3-1 on Jonathan Foster's second hit of the season. Foster started at catcher in place of Raleigh, who was the designated hitter today. Foster has two hits this season - a three-run home run in his first at-bat as a Seminole and today's RBI single. Nick Derr hit a bases loaded sacrifice fly to give FSU a 4-1 lead.

CJ Van Eyk replaced Pollock and pitched a perfect seventh inning, recording two strikeouts. In the eighth, Joe Zayatz hit a pinch-hit home run off Van Eyk that cut FSU's lead to 4-2. Van Eyk rebounded in the ninth inning, striking out the side to finish with seven strikeouts and his first career save.

"Very impressive," Martin said of Van Eyk's second appearance. "He is a guy that has been looking for an opportunity. It was a good outing for him."

Winning Score
In the sixth inning, starting catcher Jonathan Foster singled to left field, scoring Drew Mendoza and extending FSU's lead to 3-1. Foster is now hitting 2-for-6 in limited action this season.

Of Note

FSU improved to 11-0 on the season, tied for the eighth-longest winning streak to open a season in school history. It is the longest winning streak overall since an 11-game win streak early in the 2015 season.
Cooper Swanson made his first career start in left field (second start overall). Jonathan Foster made his first career start at catcher.
Prior to today, Cal Raleigh had started 129 consecutive games at catcher, including all 69 in 2017. Raleigh has made 135 straight starts overall.
FSU has scored in the first inning eight times this year. They are outscoring opponents 14-3 in the first inning this season.
Starting pitcher Austin Pollock's nine strikeouts were a career high and more than his combined total in his first two appearances (8).
FSU starting pitching has a combined 1.04 ERA this season (7 earned runs in 60.2 innings pitched).
FSU pitchers struck out at least 10 hitters for the 10th time this season and struck out 16 hitters for the second time this week (Tuesday at Jacksonville).
FSU's first seven hitters in the lineup had at least one hit today. Swanson, Mike Salvatore and Drew Mendoza each had two hits.
Mendoza was 2-for-4 Sunday with an RBI and a run scored. For the weekend, Mendoza was 9-for-13 with six RBI, two runs scored and two doubles. He had the walk-off single in FSU's 4-3 win Saturday.
J.C. Flowers was hit by a pitch for a team-high fourth time and second time this weekend.
Jackson Lueck's streak of 31 consecutive starts ended when he was a late scratch from the lineup for what Martin called 'a little tweak in the shin.'

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,955th of his career. He needs just 21 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is now 24-1 against UNC Asheville, tied with Pittsburgh for his second-best record against any school (min. 25 games; Charleston Southern, 25-0).

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Cooper Swanson          LF        4  1  2   0  0  1  1  0
  Reese Albert          RF        0  0  0   0  1  0  1  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        5  0  2   0  0  0  0  3
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  1  1   1  1  0  5  1
Cal Raleigh             DH        4  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  1  2   1  0  0  0  1
Steven Wells            RF        2  1  1   0  2  0  0  0
Jonathan Foster         C         3  0  1   1  1  1 15  1
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  0  0   0  0  1  2  0
Nick Derr               2B        3  0  0   1  0  2  2  0
Austin Pollock          P                            1  1
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
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FSU                              31  4 10   4  5  5 27  7
Opp                              31  2  3   1  2 16 24  9

E - Opp-1, FSU-Cooper Swanson (1)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Cooper Swanson (2), Rhett Aplin (3)
HR - Opp-1
HBP - FSU-J.C. Flowers (4)
SF - FSU-Rhett Aplin (2), Nick Derr (1)

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Austin Pollock       W (2-0)    6.0  2  1  0  2  9
C.J. Van Eyk         Sv(1)      3.0  1  1  1  0  7
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Florida State 10, Kansas 5
03/05/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Rally From Five-Run Deficit to Beat Kansas.
FSU now 12-0 on the season; Scolaro 4 IP, 0 R

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 5 Florida State (12-0) used a five-run fifth inning to rally from a five-run deficit and beat Kansas (8-3) 10-5 Monday night at Dick Howser Stadium. Kansas led 5-0 through 3.5 innings before FSU scored 10 runs over the final five innings.

"When you've played 12 games, you think you have a good feeling about your ball club," head coach Mike Martin said. "When you fall down five runs after four innings, you look around and wonder, 'Is this bunch going to be satisfied with what they've accomplished the last three weeks, or are they going to battle?' This ball club really showed me something tonight."

Starting pitcher Andrew Karp (3-0) allowed his first earned runs of the season, giving up five in five innings pitched while striking out seven. Karp earned the win after FSU took a 6-5 lead in the fifth inning. Freshman reliever Jonah Scolaro picked up his second save of the season, pitching the final four innings, allowing just two hits and striking out six batters.

Scolaro has two saves on the season and has not allowed an earned run in 14.1 innings this year.

"Coming in, I wasn't expecting to play," Scolaro said. "Over the fall, I put in a lot of work and when I got my first opportunity, it meant a lot. But that's all in the past. I'm focusing on the future."

"Jonah came in and pitched extremely well," Martin said.

The Jayhawks jumped out to a 5-0 lead with two runs each in the first and second innings and a run in the fourth. James Cosentino, Jaxx Groshans and Brendt Citta, KU's 2-3-4 hitters, were 7-for-15 with three runs scored and four RBI in the game.

FSU loaded the bases in the fourth inning but got just one run on Drew Mendoza's sacrifice fly to score Jackson Lueck. In the fifth, FSU scored a season-high five runs to take a lead it would not relinquish. J.C. Flowers was hit with a pitch for the fifth time this season and Rafael Bournigal hit his first home run as a Seminole to cut the Jayhawk lead to 5-3. Bournigal finished 1-for-1 with a walk, hit by pitch and a sacrifice fly, tying his career high with three RBI.

"It's always nice to get the first one out of the way," Bournigal said of his home run. "Especially in the situation we were in, it was nice to start a little fire for a big team win."

Later that inning, Cooper Swanson reached on a hit by pitch, Lueck walked and both runners scored on Cal Raleigh's two-run double that tied the score. Raleigh tied a career high with three hits.

Mendoza followed with an RBI single to give FSU a 6-5 lead. Mendoza is now hitting 11-for-16 over the past four games with nine RBI.

Scolaro relieved Karp in the sixth inning and struck out six hitters, including all three in the top of the eighth inning.

FSU scored three more times in the seventh on an RBI single from Steven Wells and sacrifice flies from Flowers and Bournigal. In the eighth, FSU reached the 10-run barrier for just the second time this year on Mendoza's second RBI single of the game.

KU starter Blake Goldsberry pitched four innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs. Ryan Cyr (1-1) pitched 1.2 innings in relief, striking out three but allowing the deciding run in the fifth inning.

Winning Score
Third baseman Drew Mendoza singled to score Cal Raleigh in the fifth inning, giving FSU a 6-5 lead. Mendoza added an RBI single in the eighth inning and is hitting 11-for-16 over the past four games.

Of Note

Florida State trailed 2-0 after the first inning. It was the first time FSU had trailed after a complete inning since the second game of the season against Xavier.
J.C. Flowers was hit by a pitch for a team-high fifth time this year. As a team, FSU was hit by a season-high five pitches.
Senior transfer Rafael Bournigal hit his first home run as a Seminole in the fifth inning. FSU has hit four home runs as a team this year.
FSU's five runs in the fifth inning tied the most in a frame this year (also 5 in the second vs. Troy, 2/25).
Flowers hit his fifth double of the season to open the sixth inning. He had four in 213 AB as a freshman in 2017.
Cal Raleigh has started a team-high 136 consecutive games. He tied a career high with three hits.
FSU pitchers struck out at least 10 hitters for the 11th time this season.
FSU improved to 12-0 on the season, tied for the fourth-longest winning streak to open a season in school history. It is the longest winning streak overall since the 16-0 start to the 2013 season.
Drew Mendoza has multiple hits in four consecutive games.
FSU is one of just five remaining undefeated teams in the country (Texas Tech, Oregon State, Auburn, Louisville).

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,956th of his career. He needs just 20 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). It was the first time FSU has faced Kansas.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Cooper Swanson          DH        3  1  0   0  0  3  0  0
  Reese Albert          PH        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  2  1   0  1  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  2  2   0  2  1  5  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  2  3   2  1  0 13  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  2   3  0  1  0  3
Steven Wells            RF        4  0  1   1  0  1  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        2  1  1   1  0  0  4  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        1  1  1   3  1  0  2  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  0   0  0  0  2  1
Andrew Karp             P                            0  1
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  2
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FSU                              29 10 11  10  5  6 27  7
Opp                              38  5 10   5  2 13 24  6

E - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (4)
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Rhett Aplin (4), Cal Raleigh (3), J.C. Flowers (5)
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Rafael Bournigal (1)
HBP - FSU-Cooper Swanson (1), Drew Mendoza (3), Steven Wells (1), J.C. Flowers (5), Rafael Bournigal (3)
SF - FSU-Drew Mendoza (2), J.C. Flowers (1), Rafael Bournigal (1)
SB - FSU-Steven Wells (2)
CS - FSU-Steven Wells (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Andrew Karp          W (3-0)    5.0  8  5  3  2  7
Jonah Scolaro        Sv(2)      4.0  2  0  0  0  6
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FSU                             9.0 10  5  3  2 13
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Florida State 12, Kansas 7
03/06/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Raleigh Leads FSU to Midweek Sweep of Kansas.
Noles now 13-0; Raleigh hitting .500 in past five games

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Junior catcher Cal Raleigh tied a career high with three hits, including his first home run of the season, and had three RBI in No. 4 FSU's 12-7 win over Kansas Tuesday evening at Dick Howser Stadium. In the two-game sweep of the Jayhawks, Raleigh hit 6-for-8 with five runs batted in and four runs scored.

"Our guys got after it," head coach Mike Martin said. "Got a couple breaks early, a couple mistakes we took advantage of them. A lot of things went our way, but a credit to our guys to take advantage of those mistakes."

Clayton Kwiatkowski (1-0) started his first career game, pitching 3.1 innings, allowing two solo home runs and striking out a career-best six. The game capped both teams fifth game in five days after the series was pushed up one day due to inclement weather in the Tallahassee area.

"We wanted to get two innings out of Clayton," Martin said. "He pitched well and ran out of gas in the fourth. He gave us one inning longer than we were looking for. There were guys we wanted to get in the game that we didn't get a chance to."

Florida State scored three runs in the first inning against Kansas starter Steve Washilewski (0-1). After the first two batters were retired, FSU got three hits and an error to take the lead it would not relinquish. Rhett Aplin singled and Raleigh doubled to make the score 1-0. Drew Mendoza, FSU's leading hitter, reached on an error by the first baseman that scored Raleigh and extended the inning.

Steven Wells walked and J.C. Flowers singled to make the score 3-0. FSU has scored in the first inning in nine games this season.

FSU added to its lead in the second on Raleigh's second RBI of the game. Mike Salvatore opened the inning with his first double of the year and scored on Raleigh's single.

Kwiatkowski set a career high with six strikeouts in the game, including striking out the side in the top of the third. FSU scored two more unearned runs in the bottom of the frame against reliever Tyler Davis. Davis put three hitters on base (two via HBP and a walk) before a throwing error from KU shortstop Benjamin Sems on a Jackson Lueck grounder scored Wells and Flowers and gave FSU a 6-0 lead.

After a pair of solo home runs against Kwiatkowski in the fourth inning cut the lead to 6-2, Cobi Johnson made his fifth appearance out of the bullpen and forced a pop up and a strikeout to limit the KU damage.

Raleigh answered with his first home run of the year in the bottom of the inning. Over his last five games, Raleigh is hitting 10-for-20 with nine RBI and six runs scored. His average has risen from .192 to .326 in that time.

"He's seeing the ball real well," Martin said. "He's getting more comfortable with each at-bat with his approach. Just glad to see him doing nothing more than what he is capable of doing. That's what we all knew Cal was capable of doing."

Kyle Cavanaugh and Mendoza both notched RBI singles in the fifth inning to extend FSU's lead to 9-2. Cavanaugh reached base in all three plate appearances (single and two walks).

Johnson struck out six hitters in his 2.2 innings, with four coming in the sixth inning. Devin Foyle reached on a strikeout which was followed by Owen Taylor's two-run home run. Johnson struck out the next three hitters, the last he would face in the game.

Jared Herron hit his first career home run in the sixth inning to give FSU a 12-4 lead. His three-run shot off Jonah Ulane was FSU's second home run of the game and sixth of the season.

The Jayhawks scored a run in the seventh and two in the eighth to cut the score to 12-7, but Conor Grady pitched a perfect ninth inning to lock up the FSU win.

Winning Score
In the fifth inning, Kyle Cavanaugh's RBI single in his first plate appearance scored Nick Derr and gave FSU an 8-2 lead. Cavanaugh added two walks on the game.

Of Note

FSU improved to 13-0 on the season, the fourth-longest winning streak to open a season in school history. It is the longest winning streak overall since the 16-0 start to the 2013 season.
Clayton Kwiatkowski made the first start of his career. He pitched 3.1 innings and struck out a career-high six hitters.
Florida State led 3-0 after the first inning. FSU has scored in the opening frame nine times in 13 games this season.
Mike Salvatore doubled to open the second inning, his first extra-base hit this season.
Cal Raleigh had three RBI today and is tied with Drew Mendoza for the team lead with 15.
FSU is one of just five remaining undefeated teams in the country (Texas Tech, Oregon State, Auburn, Louisville).

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,957th of his career. He needs just 19 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). He is now 2-0 against Kansas.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Cooper Swanson          DH        3  0  0   0  0  2  0  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH-DH     1  1  1   1  2  0  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  0  0   0  1  1  1  0
  Jared Herron          LF        2  1  1   3  0  1  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  1  1   0  1  3  4  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  2  3   3  0  1 11  1
  Jonathan Foster       C         1  0  0   0  0  0  3  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  1  1   1  0  0  0  0
  Rafael Bournigal      2B        1  0  0   0  0  0  1  1
Steven Wells            RF        1  1  0   0  1  0  1  0
  Reese Albert          PH-RF     2  0  0   0  0  2  0  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        2  1  1   1  1  0  0  0
  Skylar Frey           CF        1  0  0   0  1  0  1  0
Nick Derr               2B-3B     3  2  1   0  1  0  3  2
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  2  2   0  0  1  1  2
Clayton Kwiatkowski     P                            0  0
  Cobi Johnson          P                            0  0
  Gage Hutchinson       P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
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FSU                              37 12 11   9  8 11 27  6
Opp                              39  7  9   5  4 15 24  7

E - Opp-5, FSU-Jared Herron (1), Nick Derr (1)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Cal Raleigh (4), Mike Salvatore (1)
HR - Opp-3, FSU-Jared Herron (1), Cal Raleigh (1)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Steven Wells (2), Mike Salvatore (2)
SH - FSU-Nick Derr (1)
CS - FSU-Skylar Frey (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Clayton Kwiatkowski  W (1-0)    3.1  4  2  2  1  6
Cobi Johnson                    2.2  2  2  2  1  6
Gage Hutchinson                 1.2  3  3  1  2  2
Conor Grady                     1.1  0  0  0  0  1
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FSU                             9.0  9  7  5  4 15
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Florida State 7, Wake Forest 3
03/09/2018, Winston-Salem, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

No. 4 FSU Beats Wake, Improves to 14-0.
Sands, Scolaro combine for 14 strikeouts; Lueck homers.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - No. 4 Florida State (14-0, 1-0) beat Wake Forest (5-9, 0-1) 7-3 Friday evening at Couch Ballpark behind nine strikeouts from starting pitcher Cole Sands (4-0) and a five-run seventh inning that broke a 2-2 tie. Jackson Lueck hit his second home run of the season to spark FSU's seventh inning.

"I was really pleased with the outing that Sands had," head coach Mike Martin said. "He pitched very well. It's always tough on the road."

Sands outlasted Wake Forest starter Griffin Roberts (2-2) in both teams ACC opener. Roberts allowed two runs on three hits with 10 strikeouts through the first six innings but four runs on just one out in the seventh inning. Sands is 4-0 (and FSU is 6-0) over his past six true road starts dating back to last season.

Sands and freshman pitcher Jonah Scolaro combined for 14 strikeouts on the day. Sands tied a career high with nine, which he did earlier this year against Xavier. Scolaro struck out five over the final three innings on 63 pitches. It was his third save this season of at least three innings.

"Jonah came in and did a good job in his first outing in a conference game," Martin said. "He's a guy that enjoys competition. When we went and got him (out of the bullpen), we were hoping it would be less than 50 pitches so he won't be available tomorrow."

FSU struck first with a pair of runs in the fourth inning. Drew Mendoza walked and J.C. Flowers singled before Nick Derr was hit to load the bases with one out. Mike Salvatore grounded out to score Mendoza and he paired with Flowers to execute a double steal that gave FSU a 2-0 lead.

The Demon Deacons tied the game with a run in the fifth and sixth innings. Wake opened the fifth with back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners with no outs. Patrick Frick hit a line drive off Sands that ricocheted to Mendoza at third base, who threw across the diamond to get Frick in time. The play scored Michael Ludowig before Christian Long struck out to limit the damage.

Shane Muntz hit a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning to tie the game.

FSU scored five runs on six hits in the seventh inning to take the lead for good. Salvatore singled to open the inning and moved to second on Steven Wells' sacrifice bunt before Lueck's two-run home run. Rhett Aplin and Cal Raleigh singled to end the day for Roberts, who allowed six earned runs in 6.1 innings with 10 strikeouts.

Mendoza doubled off Bobby Hearn to score two more runs and Rafael Bournigal singled through the right side to score Mendoza and give FSU a 7-2 lead.

Scolaro entered in the seventh inning and allowed one unearned run over three innings. The Demon Deacons loaded the bases with two outs on two singles and a walk. Wake scored a run when Raleigh attempted to throw the ball back to Scolaro but it bounced off batter Johnny Aiello's head, bouncing towards the Wake dugout and allowing a run to score.

Scolaro struck out the side in the eighth inning and forced a pop up to end the game in the ninth. Scolaro has three saves this season, pitching at least three innings in all three games. He has not allowed an earned run in 13.1 innings this season.

Lueck, Aplin and Raleigh each had two hits. Over the past six games, Raleigh is hitting .500 (12-for-24).

Winning Score
Jackson Lueck's second home run of the season gave FSU a 4-2 lead in the seventh inning. It sparked a five-run inning for FSU and secured starting pitcher Cole Sands' fourth win in as many appearances this year.

Of Note

FSU improved to 14-0 on the season, the fourth-longest winning streak to open a season in school history. It is the longest winning streak overall since the 16-0 start to the 2013 season.
FSU is one of just four remaining undefeated teams in the country (Oregon State, Auburn, Louisville).
FSU scored its first runs in the fourth inning and have scored at least one run before the fifth inning in all 14 games this year.
Nick Derr was hit by a pitch for the third time this season.
J.C. Flowers scored on a double steal in the fourth inning. It was the first time this year a Seminole has stolen home and the first since Dylan Busby did it against Jacksonville last season.
Rhett Aplin's double in the fifth inning was his fifth of the year, tying Flowers for the team lead.
Cole Sands' nine strikeouts tied his career high from earlier this season against Xavier.
Drew Mendoza's two-run double in the seventh inning were his team-high 16th and 17th RBI of the season.
FSU's five runs in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie and tied the most in an inning for FSU this year.
FSU struck out 14 batters, the 13th time in 14 games this year the Noles have recorded double-digit strikeouts. FSU entered today leading the country with 13.5 strikeouts/game.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,958th of his career. He needs just 18 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently trails only Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). He is now 72-21 all-time against Wake Forest.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Steven Wells            RF        3  0  0   0  1  3  2  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  2   2  1  2  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  1  2   0  0  1  9  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  1  2   0  1  1 14  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  2  1   2  1  1  0  6
J.C. Flowers            CF        5  1  1   0  0  2  0  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        4  0  1   1  0  2  1  0
Nick Derr               DH        2  0  0   0  0  2  0  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        2  1  1   1  2  0  1  1
Cole Sands              P                            0  2
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
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FSU                              34  7 10   6  6 15 27  9
Opp                              35  3  8   2  3 14 27  7

E - Opp-2, FSU-Cal Raleigh (1)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Rhett Aplin (5), Drew Mendoza (3)
HR - FSU-Jackson Lueck (2)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Nick Derr (3)
SH - FSU-Steven Wells (1)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-J.C. Flowers (2), Mike Salvatore (3)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands           W (4-0)    6.0  5  2  2  1  9
Jonah Scolaro        Sv(3)      3.0  3  1  0  2  5
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FSU                             9.0  8  3  2  3 14
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Wake Forest 4, Florida State 3
03/10/2018, Winston-Salem, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Drop Both Ends of Doubleheader.
FSU was one of three undefeated teams entering the day.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - No. 4 Florida State (14-2) dropped both ends of a doubleheader Saturday at Wake Forest (7-9), losing the first game 4-3 on a walk-off home run and the second 8-1 at David F. Couch Ballpark. It was the first ACC series for each team.

"It was just a day that we didn't do a lot of things that we had been doing," head coach Mike Martin said. "We didn't do them well and Wake Forest took advantage of every mistake we made. They made the plays they needed to win."

Game 1 - Wake Forest 4, Florida State 3
The Seminoles dropped its first game of the season on a walk-off two-run home run from Wake Forest's DJ Poteet in game one. FSU's Rhett Aplin hit an RBI double in the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie.

Starting pitcher Drew Parrish pitched 6.1 innings, allowing two runs and striking out eight. Cobi Johnson (0-1) relieved him and pitched the final 1.2 innings. He struck out a pair of batters before giving up a single to Bobby Seymour and Poteet's walk-off.

Wake starting pitcher Colin Peluse allowed two runs over eight innings, striking out six without issuing a walk. He threw just 96 pitches. Rayne Supple (1-0) allowed Aplin's RBI double in the ninth but earned his first win of the season.

The loss snapped FSU's season-opening win streak at 14 games, the fourth-longest to open a season in school history.

FSU's first two runs scored on RBI groundouts by Mike Salvatore and Reese Albert. Wake Forest got on the board with Johnny Aiello's solo home run in the fourth inning and an RBI groundout by Cole McNamee in the seventh that set the scene for the ninth-inning drama.

Aplin had two of FSU's five hits. Jackson Lueck had FSU's first walk of the game in the ninth inning and stole second base before scoring on Aplin's double.

Winning Score - Game 1
DJ Poteet hit a walk-off two-run home run that scored Zach Seal and gave Wake Forest a 4-3 win. It was just the second walk-off loss for FSU in the past five seasons.

Of Note

Drew Mendoza doubled in both games today, extending his hitting streak to a team-high eight games.
Rafael Bournigal doubled, giving him four extra-base hits on the season (eight hits total).
FSU had two sacrifice bunts. FSU had three through the first 14 games of the season.
Kyle Cavanaugh was hit by a pitch for the first time this season and second time in his FSU career.
Drew Parrish's 114 pitches were the second-most of his career, trailing only the 136 he threw in a complete game win at Notre Dame last season.
FSU struck out 10 batters, the 14th time in 15 games this year the Noles have recorded double-digit strikeouts. FSU entered the weekend leading the country with 13.5 strikeouts/game.
Rhett Aplin hit his sixth double of the season to score Jackson Lueck in the ninth inning. His six doubles lead the team.
The loss snapped FSU's 14-game winning streak, the fourth longest to open a season in FSU history.

Game 2 - Wake Forest 8, Florida State 1
Wake Forest used the momentum from the walk-off win in game one to score six runs off FSU starter Austin Pollock (2-1) and sweep the doubleheader with an 8-1 win in the nightcap. Pollock lasted just 1.1 innings, giving up seven hits and six earned runs in his first road start as a Seminole.

Seven consecutive Wake Forest batters reached base in the second inning before CJ Van Eyk took over for Pollock and forced a double play to end the damage. Van Eyk pitched a scoreless third inning before freshman Tyler Ahearn relieved him. Ahearn pitched a career high three innings, giving up an RBI double to Shane Muntz that made the score 7-0 through four innings.

Sophomore Clayton Kwiatkowski struck out two batters in a scoreless seventh inning and Conor Grady allowed a run in the eighth inning.

Pollock, Van Eyk, Ahearn and Grady are all true freshmen and made their first appearance in a road game.

Morgan McSweeney (1-1) pitched 6.1 innings for the Demon Deacons, allowed three hits and struck out seven batters. He left after Rhett Aplin and Cal Raleigh extended their hitting streaks to six games with seventh-inning singles. Muntz relieved McSweeney and allowed a bases loaded walk to Jonathan Foster for FSU's lone run.

Winning Score - Game 2
Cole McNamee doubled to left field to score Chris Lanzilli for a 2-0 Wake Forest lead in the second inning. McNamee had a hit and an RBI in both games of the doubleheader.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Steven Wells            CF        4  0  0   0  0  3  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  1  0   0  1  1  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  2   1  0  0  8  2
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  1   0  0  0 10  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  1   0  1  0  1  4
Kyle Cavanaugh          DH        3  0  0   0  0  2  0  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        3  1  1   0  0  0  1  1
Reese Albert            RF        2  0  0   1  0  1  2  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        3  0  0   1  0  0  1  2
Drew Parrish            P                            0  2
  Cobi Johnson          P                            1  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              29  3  5   3  2  7 25 11
Opp                              31  4  6   4  3 10 27 11

E - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (3)
2B - FSU-Rhett Aplin (6), Drew Mendoza (4), Rafael Bournigal (3)
HR - Opp-2
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Kyle Cavanaugh (1)
SH - FSU-Rafael Bournigal (1), Reese Albert (1)
SB - FSU-Jackson Lueck (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Drew Parrish                    6.2  4  2  2  2  8
Cobi Johnson         L (0-1)    1.2  2  2  2  1  2
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FSU                             8.1  6  4  4  3 10
Opp                  W          9.0  5  3  3  2  7





 
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Wake Forest 8, Florida State 1
03/10/2018, Winston-Salem, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Drop Both Ends of Doubleheader.
FSU was one of three undefeated teams entering the day.

The loss snapped FSU's season-opening win streak at 14 games, the fourth-longest to open a season in school history.

Aplin had two of FSU's five hits. Jackson Lueck had FSU's first walk of the game in the ninth inning and stole second base before scoring on Aplin's double.

Winning Score - Game 1
DJ Poteet hit a walk-off two-run home run that scored Zach Seal and gave Wake Forest a 4-3 win. It was just the second walk-off loss for FSU in the past five seasons.

Of Note

Drew Mendoza doubled in both games today, extending his hitting streak to a team-high eight games.
Rafael Bournigal doubled, giving him four extra-base hits on the season (eight hits total).
FSU had two sacrifice bunts. FSU had three through the first 14 games of the season.
Kyle Cavanaugh was hit by a pitch for the first time this season and second time in his FSU career.
Drew Parrish's 114 pitches were the second-most of his career, trailing only the 136 he threw in a complete game win at Notre Dame last season.
FSU struck out 10 batters, the 14th time in 15 games this year the Noles have recorded double-digit strikeouts. FSU entered the weekend leading the country with 13.5 strikeouts/game.
Rhett Aplin hit his sixth double of the season to score Jackson Lueck in the ninth inning. His six doubles lead the team.
The loss snapped FSU's 14-game winning streak, the fourth longest to open a season in FSU history.

Sophomore Clayton Kwiatkowski struck out two batters in a scoreless seventh inning and Conor Grady allowed a run in the eighth inning.

Pollock, Van Eyk, Ahearn and Grady are all true freshmen and made their first appearance in a road game.

Winning Score - Game 2
Cole McNamee doubled to left field to score Chris Lanzilli for a 2-0 Wake Forest lead in the second inning. McNamee had a hit and an RBI in both games of the doubleheader.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Skylar Frey             CF        1  0  0   0  1  1  3  0
  Jared Herron          PH-CF     2  0  1   0  0  1  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  1  1   0  1  1  6  0
Cal Raleigh             DH        4  0  1   0  0  1  0  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  0  1   0  1  1  0  0
Jonathan Foster         C         3  0  0   1  1  1  7  2
Rafael Bournigal        2B        2  0  0   0  0  0  0  3
  Nick Derr             2B        1  0  0   0  1  1  1  0
Steven Wells            RF        1  0  1   0  0  0  1  0
  Reese Albert          RF        1  0  0   0  1  1  2  0
  Cooper Swanson        PH        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  0   0  0  0  4  5
Austin Pollock          P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              30  1  5   1  6 10 24 10
Opp                              33  8 12   8  6  7 27 11

2B - Opp-3, FSU-Jared Herron (1), Drew Mendoza (5)
HBP - Opp-1
SB - Opp-4, FSU-Skylar Frey (1)
CS - Opp-2

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Austin Pollock       L (2-1)    1.1  7  6  6  1  0
C.J. Van Eyk                    1.2  1  0  0  2  1
Tyler Ahearn                    3.0  2  1  1  1  2
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.0  0  0  0  1  2
Conor Grady                     1.0  2  1  1  1  2
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FSU                             8.0 12  8  8  6  7
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Florida 12, Florida State 6
03/13/2018, Gainesville, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Fifth-Inning Leads No. 2 Gators Past No. 7 Noles.

by Steven McCartney

GAINESVILLE, FL � A big fifth inning propelled No. 2 Florida to a 12-6 win over No. 7 Florida State Tuesday night at McKethan Stadium.

The Seminoles got off to a hot start as Rhett Aplin and Cal Raleigh hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning to start the game.

Aplin�s first of the season was a blast to right-center field that cleared the bullpen beyond the wall. Raleigh followed up with his second shot of the year, an opposite field bomb to right field, giving FSU a 2-0 lead.

�The big thing for me is just to square balls up, it�s something we work on every day,� Rhett Aplin said following the game. �The power has been there for us, but finally some hard hits are turning into home runs.�

After the Gators got on the board via a home run from Jonathan India in the 2nd inning, the Seminoles added two more in the top of the 3rd inning thanks to Aplin�s second home run of the game, a two-run blast to right field, pushing FSU�s lead to 4-1.

UF responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to cut the lead to 4-3, with an RBI single and an RBI groundout.

The Gators took the lead and busted the game open in the 5th inning off Andrew Karp (3-1) with seven runs on five hits. Highlighting the big inning was a two-run double that blooped over Drew Mendoza�s head at third and an RBI single.

Karp finished the game pitching 4.1 innings, giving up 8 hits and 7 earned runs. The redshirt sophomore from Winter Garden, Fla., walked two batters, while striking out two on 80 total pitches.

Florida added one more in the 7th inning, extending the lead to 11-4 with a sacrifice fly.

The Seminoles continued to fight as Mendoza lined a solo home run to right field, his first of the season, to cut the lead to six in the 8th. Reese Albert followed with an RBI double later in the frame, scoring Steven Wells and cutting the Gator lead to 11-6.

�I saw guys that would battle you in the box, that made me proud,� head coach Mike Martin said following the game. �Throughout the game we didn�t feel sorry for ourselves. I�m pleased with the attitude of this team.�

India responded with his second home run of the game for the Gators in the bottom half of the 8th, a towering solo blast to left field off CJ Van Eyk extending the lead to 12-6.

Of Note

Rhett Aplin hit his first two home runs of the season in his first two at-bats Tuesday. He now has eight for his career.
Cal Raleigh followed Aplin�s first-inning home run with a home run, the first back-to-back home runs for FSU since the ninth inning of the College World Series against LSU (Quincy Nieporte and Raleigh). The home run was Raleigh�s second of the season and team-high 21st of his career.
Aplin was the first Seminole to hit home runs in consecutive at-bats since Drew Mendoza did so in the ACC Championship Game last season against North Carolina. He was the first with two in a game since Taylor Walls in the Super Regional final against Sam Houston State in 2017.
FSU entered the game with seven home runs on the season and hit four against Florida. It was the first game the Seminoles hit more than two home runs in a game this season.
Aplin and Mendoza extended their career-high hitting streaks to 7 and 9 games, respectively. Raleigh also has an active seven-game hitting streak.
Mendoza doubled in the sixth inning, his fourth straight game with a double. He homered in the eighth inning, his first of the year and 11th of his career. After going 3-for-4 today, he leads FSU with a .429 average and is 18-for-34 with eight runs, six doubles and 13 RBI in the past nine games.
Mike Salvatore hit his second double of the year in the third inning. Reese Albert hit his first career double in the eighth inning.
Raleigh threw out his fourth baserunner of the season to end the fourth inning.
J.C. Flowers threw out his second runner of the year and fifth of his career.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        5  1  1   0  0  0  2  1
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  0  0   0  0  3  1  0
  Skylar Frey           LF        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  2  2   3  0  0  9  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  1  1   1  1  1  3  2
  Jonathan Foster       C         0  0  0   0  0  0  0  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  1  3   1  0  0  1  2
Steven Wells            RF        3  1  0   0  1  1  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  0  0   0  0  2  5  1
Jared Herron            DH        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
  Reese Albert          PH-DH     1  0  1   1  1  0  0  0
Nick Derr               2B        1  0  0   0  0  1  2  2
  Rafael Bournigal      PH-2B     1  0  0   0  2  1  0  3
Andrew Karp             P                            0  1
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  Gage Hutchinson       P                            0  0
  Cobi Johnson          P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
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FSU                              34  6  8   6  5 10 24 13
Opp                              32 12 14  12  5  4 27 10

2B - Opp-4, FSU-Mike Salvatore (2), Drew Mendoza (6), Reese Albert (1)
HR - Opp-2, FSU-Rhett Aplin 2 (2), Cal Raleigh (2), Drew Mendoza (1)
HBP - Opp-2
SF - Opp-2
SB - Opp-2

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Andrew Karp          L (3-1)    4.1  8  7  7  2  2
Jonah Scolaro                   0.1  1  2  2  0  0
Gage Hutchinson                 0.1  2  1  1  0  1
Cobi Johnson                    0.2  2  1  1  2  0
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.1  0  0  0  0  1
C.J. Van Eyk                    1.0  1  1  1  1  0
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FSU                             8.0 14 12 12  5  4
Opp                  W          9.0  8  6  6  5 10





 
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Notre Dame 8, Florida State 7
03/16/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Long Ball Dooms Noles vs. Fighting Irish.
Mendoza, Derr hit second home runs of season.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Notre Dame (8-8, 2-2 ACC) hit three home runs Friday night, including a grand slam by Matt Vierling, and the Irish beat No. 7 Florida State (14-4, 1-3) 8-7 at Dick Howser Stadium. Drew Mendoza and Nick Derr each hit their second home runs of the season as FSU's late rally came up a run short.

"Interesting ballgame. The fact that we weren't able to pull it out is a testament to Notre Dame," head coach Mike Martin said. "They made pitches when they needed to. That's just the way it is."

Cole Sands (4-1) allowed all three Fighting Irish home runs, including back-to-back home runs to the final two batters he faced in the seventh inning that extended Notre Dame's lead to 8-2. He was looking to become the first FSU pitcher since 2011 to win each of his first five starts in a season.

Notre Dame starting pitcher Scott Tully (2-1) gave up four runs in 6.1 innings without striking out a batter and issuing just two walks. He exited after Nick Derr's two-run home run in the seventh inning.

Notre Dame looked to score in the first inning before FSU nearly turned a triple play to end the threat. After the first two Irish batters reached base, Nick Podkul lined out to shortstop Mike Salvatore, who tagged second for the second out and threw to first for the triple play, but the ball got away from first baseman Rhett Aplin.

The Irish did strike in the third inning on Vierling's grand slam. Spencer Myers and Cole Daily singled to start the inning and Podkul was intentionally walked to force the double play. Instead, Vierling hit a line drive home run over the left field wall that gave Notre Dame a 4-0 lead.

FSU got a run back in the bottom of the third. Nick Derr led off with a double and Jared Herron followed with a walk. Salvatore dropped a sacrifice bunt down that Tully tried to flip to first base. That throw went high and allowed Derr to score and Herron to advance to third base. Tully got out of the inning without any further damage.

Drew Mendoza hit his second home run of the year in the fourth inning to close the Irish lead to 4-2. He has homered in the last two games and has a career-high 10-game hitting streak.

After Vierling's grand slam, Sands retired the next 12 batters before allowing a three-run home run to Jake Johnson and a solo shot to Podkul in the seventh inning to give Notre Dame an 8-2 lead.

Derr hit his second home run of the season to chase Tully in the bottom of the seventh. His two-run home run scored J.C. Flowers and made the score 8-4.

Andrew Belcik relieved Tully and allowed a one-out walk and single in the bottom of the eighth inning. Cole Kmet entered with the tying run on-deck and gave up a three-run home run to Steven Wells, his first of the season and third of his career.

With the score 8-7, Kmet allowed a leadoff single to Herron in the ninth before forcing three straight outs to end the game and FSU's comeback attempt. It was Kmet's second save of the season.

Winning Score
Nick Podkul's solo home run in the seventh inning extended Notre Dame's lead to 8-2. It was Notre Dame's third home run of the game and was back-to-back with Jake Johnson's three-run shot.

Of Note

FSU struck out just one time Friday, its fewest in a game since May 8, 2016 vs. Bowling Green (also one).
Nick Derr hit his first double of the season to lead off the third inning. He hit his second home run of the season in the seventh inning.
Jared Herron drew the first walk of his career in the third inning. He hit his second career double in the fifth inning.
Derr and Herron have 11 combined hits on the season after each notched two Friday night. Both players have three extra base hits (Derr: 2 HR and a double; Herron: 2 2B and an HR).
Cole Sands allowed a grand slam to Matt Vierling in the third inning, just the second grand slam FSU has allowed in the past two seasons.
Sands allowed three home runs Friday, the first FSU pitcher since Dylan Silva in 2015 to allow three in a game.
Jake Johnson and Nick Podkul hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning. It was the first time since 2013 that an opposing team hit back-to-back home runs against Florida State.
Drew Mendoza's home run was his second of the season and 12th of his career. He has homered in consecutive games and has a career-high 10-game hitting streak.
Notre Dame's win snapped a seven-game FSU winning streak in the series.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  1   0  1  0  3  5
Jackson Lueck           LF        5  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  0  0   0  0  0 13  2
Cal Raleigh             C         3  1  0   0  1  0  3  2
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  2  2   1  0  0  2  2
Steven Wells            RF        3  1  1   3  1  0  2  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  1  1   0  0  1  1  0
Nick Derr               2B        4  2  2   2  0  0  1  3
Jared Herron            DH        3  0  2   0  1  0  0  0
  Skylar Frey           PR        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Cole Sands              P                            0  1
  Shane Drohan          P                            0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            1  0
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FSU                              35  7  9   6  4  1 27 15
Opp                              32  8  8   8  5  3 27  9

E - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (5)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Nick Derr (1), Jared Herron (2)
HR - Opp-3, FSU-Drew Mendoza (2), Steven Wells (1), Nick Derr (2)
SH - Opp-2

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands           L (4-1)    6.2  7  8  8  3  3
Shane Drohan                    0.1  1  0  0  1  0
Tyler Ahearn                    1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Jonah Scolaro                   1.0  0  0  0  0  0
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FSU                             9.0  8  8  8  5  3
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Florida State 6, Notre Dame 4
03/17/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Derr's Eighth Inning Home Run Lifts Noles Past Irish.
The sophomore leads FSU with three home runs this season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Sporting special green-and-white caps for St. Patrick's Day, No. 7 Florida State beat Notre Dame 6-4 Saturday afternoon on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Starting pitcher Drew Parrish (2-0) pitched 7.1 innings, allowing three runs on four hits, and Nick Derr's two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth proved to be the game winner.

"When you look at the ball game, you understand what a good game that was," head coach Mike Martin said. "Only a couple of errors. Not a lot of walks. We had some good at-bats. Certainly a good win when you can survive the way we did in the ninth inning. The game is never over and not many end the way that one did."

The Seminoles (15-4, 2-3 ACC) never trailed Saturday behind two third-inning runs off the bat of Cal Raleigh and Derr's team-high third home run of the season. Matt Vierling hit his second home run of the season to open the ninth inning and cut the lead to 6-4 and Notre Dame (8-9, 2-3) threatened more, but a double play started and ended by first baseman Rhett Aplin closed the game and got Clayton Kwiatkowski his first career save.

Parrish allowed four hits and three runs over 110 pitches in 7.1 innings. In three career starts against the Irish, Parrish has allowed just four earned runs in 22.1 innings pitched.

Irish starter Tommy Sheehan allowed just one earned run and two hits in his 4.1 innings. Anthony Holubecki (0-1) allowed four earned runs on five hits over 3.1 innings in the loss.

Both teams were hitless through two innings before FSU struck for two runs in the bottom of the third. Mike Salvatore singled and Aplin walked to put two runners on base with two outs. Both runners advanced a base on a failed pickoff attempt from Irish catcher David LaManna and Raleigh gave FSU a 2-0 lead on a single to right field.

Notre Dame got one back in the top of the fourth on Cole Daily's inside-the-park home run. Leftfielder Skylar Frey, starting in place of Jackson Lueck (sick), dove for the ball but it skirted past him and got to the wall. The throw to the plate was high and Raleigh could not apply the tag in time.

Prior to Daily's home run, Parrish had retired the first 10 batters of the game.

Notre Dame tied the game in the top of the fifth as FSU made two plays at the plate to limit the damage. Alex Kerschner singled and Eric Feliz doubled to open the inning. LaManna grounded to Drew Mendoza at third base to get the lead runner at the plate. Jared Miller reached on an error by Mendoza that tied the score at 2-2, but LaManna was retired at home on Frey's outfield assist. Spencer Myers struck out to end the inning.

Mendoza doubled in the bottom of the sixth on a pop-up that dropped in shallow centerfield. He moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Holubecki's ball-four wild pitch to J.C. Flowers. Over his current 11-game hitting streak, Mendoza is hitting .512 (21-for-41) with seven doubles, two home runs, 14 RBI and just three strikeouts.

Pinch hitter Reese Albert hit his first career home run to lead off the seventh inning and give FSU a 4-2 lead.

LaManna opened the eighth with a single and Eric Gilgenbach, hitting for LaManna, drew a walk on eight pitches to chase Parrish. Jonah Scolaro made his team-high 10th appearance in relief, walking Jake Johnson to load the bases. Daily reached on an RBI fielder's choice that scored LaManna.

Conor Grady relieved Scolaro after just two batters and forced an inning-ending fielder's choice to preserve the FSU lead at 4-3.

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Flowers singled and Derr hit a home run in back-to-back games to extend FSU's lead to 6-3.

Vierling homered in the top of the ninth off Grady and three of the next four hitters reached base to load the bases. With one out, Kwiatkowski entered and forced the ground ball to Aplin at first base, who threw to Salvatore at second base before running and covering first to end the game. Kwiatkowski threw two pitches in the game.

Winning Score
Sophomore second baseman Nick Derr's two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning scored J.C. Flowers and gave FSU a 6-3 lead. It was Derr's second home run of the weekend and third on the season. His three home runs are the most on the team.

Of Note

Drew Mendoza walked in the second inning. He has successfully reached base in 23 consecutive games. He doubled in the sixth inning and has an 11-game hitting streak. His seven doubles lead the team, one more than Rhett Aplin.
Aplin drew his team-high 20th walk of the season. He entered the weekend ranked eighth nationally in walks.
Cal Raleigh had two RBI Saturday afternoon and has 18 on the season, one behind Mendoza for the team lead.
Nick Derr hit his team-leading third home run of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning. He had one as a freshman in 2017.
Four of Derr's six hits on the season have gone for extra bases - three home runs and a double.
Florida State batters struck out just three times Saturday and have four strikeouts in the past two games.
his is the first time that the Florida State-Notre Dame series is not a sweep in the five years since Notre Dame joined the ACC. FSU swept ND in 2014, 2016 and 2017 and Notre Dame swept FSU in 2015.
even FSU hitters had one hit each. Six Seminoles scored a run and Raleigh and Derr each had two RBI.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,959th of his career. He needs just 17 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). He is now 13-8 all-time against Notre Dame.

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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  1  1   0  0  0  4  3
Jared Herron            DH        1  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
  Rafael Bournigal      PH-DH     2  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  1  1   0  1  0  9  1
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  1   2  0  2  5  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  1   0  1  0  1  4
Steven Wells            RF-LF     4  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        2  1  1   0  2  0  4  0
Nick Derr               2B        4  1  1   2  0  0  1  2
Skylar Frey             LF        1  0  0   0  1  0  2  1
  Reese Albert          PH-RF     2  1  1   1  0  0  0  0
Drew Parrish            P                            0  1
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              30  6  7   5  6  3 27 13
Opp                              32  4  6   4  4  3 24  6

E - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (6)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (7)
HR - Opp-2, FSU-Nick Derr (3), Reese Albert (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Drew Parrish         W (2-0)    7.1  4  3  3  1  2
Jonah Scolaro                   0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Conor Grady                     0.2  2  1  1  2  1
Clayton Kwiatkowski  Sv(1)      0.2  0  0  0  0  0
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FSU                             9.0  6  4  4  4  3
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Florida State 7, Notre Dame 5
03/18/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Beat Notre Dame to Claim Series.
Reese Albert homered for the second consecutive game.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 7 Florida State (16-4, 3-3 ACC) beat Notre Dame (8-10, 2-4) for the second consecutive day Sunday afternoon, topping the Fighting Irish 7-5 on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Freshman Reese Albert hit a home run for the second straight game and Austin Pollock allowed just one earned run in six innings as FSU claimed its first ACC series win of the year.

Clayton Kwiatkowski (2-0) earned the win, pitching 1.1 innings of relief and inducing a crucial bases-loaded double play in the seventh inning. Conor Grady earned the first save of his career, pitching the final 1.1 innings and allowing just one run.

Rhett Aplin, Drew Mendoza and Jackson Lueck each had two of FSU's eight hits. Mendoza went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored and is hitting .523 (23-for-44) with eight doubles, two home runs, 15 RBI and just four strikeouts during his current 12-game hitting streak.

Albert's home run off Notre Dame starter Cameron Junker gave FSU a 1-0 lead. Albert entered Saturday's game against the Irish as a pinch-hitter and hit his first home run of the season.

Notre Dame scored three runs in the top of the third, two of which were unearned after a throwing error by Nick Derr. Derr got back one of the runs in the bottom of the inning when he led off with a double, his fourth extra base hit of the weekend, and scored on Mendoza's sacrifice fly that cut the Irish lead to 3-2.

FSU would score single runs in the fourth and fifth innings as well to take a 4-3 lead. J.C. Flowers reached on a sacrifice bunt that was misplayed by Junker to score Lueck in the fourth and Lueck hit an RBI single in the fifth off Tommy Vail (2-2) to score Mendoza.

Notre Dame tied the score with a bases loaded walk in the top of the seventh. Kwiatkowski induced a double play back to the mound, getting the lead runner at the plate and the batter at first base, to end the threat with the game tied.

FSU took the lead for good when pinch-hitter Jared Herron reached on a throwing error by third baseman Jared Miller that scored two runs. Herron would score on a wild pitch from Andrew Belcik that upped the lead to 7-4 FSU.

Nick Podkul hit a solo home run in top of the ninth off Grady but a groundout and fly out ended the game.

Cole Daily and Matt Vierling combined for five hits on the afternoon for Notre Dame.

Winning Score
With runners on first and second, redshirt freshman Jared Herron hit a two-out ground ball to third baseman Jared Miller. Miller's throw sailed past first base, allowing Steven Wells and Jackson Lueck to score, breaking a 4-4 tie. Herron later scored on a wild pitch to make the game 7-4 in favor of FSU. Of Note

Nick Derr hit his second double of the season in the third inning. Five of his seven hits this year have gone for extra bases (three HR, two 2B). This weekend, Derr hit two doubles and two home runs.
Rhett Aplin was hit by a pitch for the first time this season.
Over his current 12-game hitting streak, Mendoza is hitting .523 (23-for-44) with eight doubles, two home runs, 15 RBI and just four strikeouts. He has successfully reached base in 24 straight games dating back to 2017.
Jackson Lueck broke an 0-for-18 skid with back-to-back singles Sunday, the second of which scored Drew Mendoza and gave FSU a 4-3 lead. He hit in the 7-hole for just the second time in his career (March 29, 2016 vs. Florida).
Steven Wells walked for the 20th time this season, tied with Rhett Aplin for the team lead.
Cal Raleigh started all three games this weekend, extending his streak of games started to 144.
Florida State struck out four times Sunday and just eight times over the three-game series.
Florida State hit six home runs this weekend against Notre Dame and has 10 over the past four games. In the team's first 16 games of the season, FSU hit just seven total home runs. Nick Derr's three home runs are the most on the team.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,960th of his career. He needs just 16 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 14-8 all-time against Notre Dame.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        5  0  0   0  0  0  1  3
Nick Derr               2B        3  1  1   0  2  0  4  2
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  2   0  0  1 11  1
Cal Raleigh             C         3  0  0   0  1  1  5  3
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  2   1  0  1  0  2
Steven Wells            RF        3  1  0   0  1  1  1  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  2  2   1  0  0  2  0
Reese Albert            DH        3  1  1   1  0  0  0  0
  Jared Herron          PH        1  1  0   0  0  0  0  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  0  0   1  0  0  2  0
Austin Pollock          P                            1  2
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  1
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              32  7  8   4  4  4 27 14
Opp                              33  5  9   5  5  5 24  6

E - Opp-2, FSU-Nick Derr (2), Cal Raleigh (2)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Nick Derr (2), Drew Mendoza (8)
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Reese Albert (2)
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Rhett Aplin (1)
SH - FSU-J.C. Flowers (1)
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (3)
SB - Opp-3

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Austin Pollock                  6.0  7  3  1  1  3
Jonah Scolaro                   0.1  1  1  1  1  0
Clayton Kwiatkowski  W (2-0)    1.1  0  0  0  3  1
Conor Grady          Sv(1)      1.1  1  1  1  0  1
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FSU                             9.0  9  5  3  5  5
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Florida State 6, Central Florida 4
03/20/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Baseball Knocks Off No. 21 UCF.
Andrew Karp goes career-high 7.1 innings; Lueck homers.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 8 Florida State (17-4) won its third straight game and eighth straight against UCF (17-5), knocking off the No. 21 Knights 6-4 Tuesday evening at Dick Howser Stadium. Jackson Lueck hit his third home run of the season and starting pitcher Andrew Karp (4-1) pitched a career high 7.1 innings, striking out 10 and issuing no walks.

"When you look at the game, you start with Andrew Karp," head coach Mike Martin said. "Something this ball club really needed. Karp gave us 117 pitches and we were going to stop him at 120. We didn't walk a guy. Good outing."

Karp allowed a pair of home runs, giving up three earned runs. It was the third game of his career that he struck out 10 or more batters without issuing a walk, including earlier this season at Jacksonville (12 strikeouts). The junior improved to 4-1 with the win, doubling his win total from a season ago.

"I found a little bit of a groove as the game wore on," Karp said. "Coach [Mike] Bell says throw three pitches for strikes and keep their guys off balance."

Lueck gave FSU a 2-0 lead in the third inning with his home run off Jordan Spicer (3-1). UCF halved the lead on a Tyler Osik home run in top of the fourth, but the Noles responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Drew Mendoza singled to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, moved to second on Steven Wells' hit by pitch and scored on J.C. Flowers' RBI single.

Reese Albert walked on four pitches to load the bases, Wells scored on Mike Salvatore's sacrifice fly (his team-high fourth of the year) and Flowers scored on Nick Derr's RBI single. Spicer was pulled after four innings, allowing five runs on four hits.

FSU scored its final run in the fifth inning on Cal Raleigh's walk, Mendoza's double and Wells' sacrifice fly.

Karp allowed a two-run home run to Rylan Thomas in the eighth inning, the final batter he faced. Gage Hutchinson entered and allowed a bloop single to Matthew Mika, who scored on Dallas Beaver's RBI single to cut the score to 6-4.

Conor Grady entered in the ninth inning and set the Knights down in order, including Ray Alejo swinging to end the game, for his second save in as many games.

Winning Score
Nick Derr's RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning extended FSU's lead to 5-1. Derr has a career-high four game hitting streak, with two home runs and two doubles in that span.

Of Note

Jackson Lueck hit his third home run of the season and 16th of his career in the third inning to give FSU a 2-0 lead. His three home runs are tied for the team lead (Nick Derr).
The Seminoles have homered in five straight games.
Drew Mendoza extended his hitting streak to 13 games. He is hitting 25-for-48 with nine doubles, two home runs and 15 RBI during the stretch. He has successfully reached base in 25 straight games dating back to last season.
Mendoza doubled in the fifth inning. He has an extra base hit in eight straight games.
Nick Derr is hitting 5-for-14 with two doubles, two home runs and a team-high five RBI over the past four games. His four-game hitting streak ties a career high.
Andrew Karp pitched a career-high 7.1 innings and struck out 10 batters without issuing a walk. It is the second time this season, and third time in his career, with double digit strikeouts without allowing a walk (2017 at Florida, 2018 at Jacksonville).
Conor Grady earned his second save of the season with a perfect ninth inning. He also saved FSU's last game Sunday against Notre Dame.
Florida State entered the game as one of just three teams in the country with more walks than strikeouts as a team (Auburn, Navy).
FSU hit two more sacrifice flies Tuesday. The Noles ranked 10th in the country entering the game with 13 on the season.
Cal Raleigh extended his streak of consecutive starts to 145.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,961st of his career. He needs just 15 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 36-6 against UCF.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Nick Derr               2B        3  1  1   1  1  2  0  1
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  1   2  0  1  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  0   0  0  1  8  0
Cal Raleigh             C         2  1  0   0  2  0 13  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  1  2   0  0  1  0  0
Steven Wells            RF        2  1  0   1  0  1  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  1  1   1  0  1  3  0
Reese Albert            DH        2  0  0   0  1  2  0  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        2  0  0   1  0  0  1  3
Andrew Karp             P                            0  2
  Gage Hutchinson       P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
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FSU                              28  6  5   6  4 10 27  6
Opp                              35  4  7   4  0 13 24  7

E - Opp-1, FSU-Cal Raleigh (3), Drew Mendoza (7)
2B - FSU-Drew Mendoza (9)
HR - Opp-2, FSU-Jackson Lueck (3)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Steven Wells (3)
SF - FSU-Steven Wells (2), Mike Salvatore (4)
SB - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Andrew Karp          W (4-1)    7.1  5  3  2  0 10
Gage Hutchinson                 0.2  2  1  0  0  2
Conor Grady          Sv(2)      1.0  0  0  0  0  1
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Florida State 13, Central Florida 3
03/21/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Score Season High 13 Runs to Complete Sweep of UCF.
Nick Derr and Drew Mendoza hit home runs; Clayton Kwiatkowski moves to 3-0.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 8 Florida State (18-4) completed a midweek sweep of No. 21 UCF (17-6), beating the Knights 13-3 Wednesday afternoon on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Nick Derr and Drew Mendoza hit late home runs, Jonah Scolaro worked out of a bases loaded, no out situation and FSU moved to 16-1 in Tallahassee this year.

"We took advantage of mistakes that you don't expect from UCF," head coach Mike Martin said. "We got lucky. We picked up some obvious key hits, but they kept getting out of trouble early.

"It was a very good two games for our program. We're very pleased we were able to get it done. Still got a long way to go, but we got it done."

Freshman pitcher CJ Van Eyk made the first start of his career, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing all three UCF runs. The bullpen, featuring Clayton Kwiatkowski (3-0), Cobi Johnson, Jonah Scolaro and Gage Hutchinson, pitched 5.2 innings, allowing five hits, 10 strikeouts and zero runs.

Derr led off for the second straight game, going 2-for-6 with a career high four RBI, the final three of which came on a seventh-inning home run. Derr has four home runs this season and three in the past four games and is in the midst of a career-long five-game hitting streak.

Rhett Aplin, Cal Raleigh and Mendoza also had two hits. Mendoza hit his third home run of the season, all coming in the past six games. He is hitting a team high .450 on the year with a .515 on-base percentage. He has a 14-game hitting streak and a nine-game streak with an extra base hit.

UCF struck for two runs in the top of the first on Tyler Osik's two-run double off Van Eyk. The freshman hurler settled in and recorded back-to-back groundouts to end the inning. FSU responded in the bottom of the frame on Aplin's RBI double, Mendoza's sacrifice fly and Rafael Bournigal's RBI double to give the Noles a 3-2 lead through the first.

UCF tied the score on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, but FSU took the lead for good on Mike Salvatore's RBI single to score J.C. Flowers. UCF pitcher Thad Ward (2-2) allowed four runs in five innings with eight strikeouts.

FSU scored nine runs over its final three innings. Jackson Lueck had a two-run single in the sixth, Derr's home run highlighted a four-run seventh and Mendoza homered in the eighth inning on the second pitch of reliever Jack Sinclair's outing.

Kwiatkowski allowed two hits in 2.2 innings, recording five strikeouts. Johnson allowed two hits and a walk to load the bases with no outs in the top of the seventh of a 7-3 game when the Noles turned to Scolaro. Making his team-high 12th appearance on the year, Scolaro struck out Brody Wofford, Dallas Beaver and Dalton Wingo, all looking, to preserve FSU's four-run advantage.

"Jonah has been called on a number of times this year to get us in the dugout," Martin said. "He just enjoys competition. He comes from a baseball background that is not intimidated by anything. I was very, very pleased with Jonah and the way [pitching coach] Mike Bell handled that situation."

Gage Hutchinson pitched the final two innings and scored a run after reaching on an error in his first plate appearance with FSU.

Winning Score
Mike Salvatore broke a 3-3 tie with an RBI single to score J.C. Flowers in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Of Note

CJ Van Eyk made the first start of his FSU career. He is the ninth current Seminole to start at least one game in his career. He allowed three earned runs in 3.1 innings.
Rhett Aplin had his third career game with two doubles (at UCF and vs. Pacific in 2017).
Drew Mendoza has successfully reached base in 26 straight games dating back to last season and has a hit in 14 straight games. With his eighth inning home run, Mendoza has an extra base hit in nine straight games. He is hitting 27-for-51 with nine doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI during the stretch.
Mendoza's sacrifice fly in the first inning was FSU's 16th of the season. FSU entered the game ranked fourth in the country in sacrifice flies.
Cal Raleigh extended his streak of consecutive starts to 146.
Nick Derr homered for the fourth time this year, the most on the team. He has three home runs over the past four games after hitting one in 2017 as a freshman.
Derr is hitting 7-for-20 with two doubles, three home runs and a team-high nine RBI over the past five games. His five-game hitting streak ties a career high.
The Seminoles have homered in six straight games.
The game lasted 3:46, FSU's longest of the year.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,962nd of his career. He needs just 14 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 37-6 against UCF.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Nick Derr               2B        6  1  2   4  0  2  1  4
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  2  1   2  1  0  1  0
  Jared Herron          PH-LF     1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  1  2   1  0  2  9  1
Cal Raleigh             C         4  1  2   0  1  1 10  1
  Jonathan Foster       C         0  0  0   0  0  0  2  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  2   2  1  1  1  1
Rafael Bournigal        DH        4  0  1   1  0  1  0  0
  Gage Hutchinson       P         1  1  0   0  0  0  0  1
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  2  0   0  1  2  0  0
  Skylar Frey           PR-CF     0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Steven Wells            RF        2  2  0   0  2  1  1  0
  Reese Albert          PH-RF     1  0  1   0  0  0  1  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        2  2  1   1  1  0  0  3
  Cooper Swanson        PH-SS     1  0  0   0  0  1  1  0
C.J. Van Eyk            P                            0  1
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  1
  Cobi Johnson          P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
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FSU                              37 13 12  11  7 12 27 13
Opp                              33  3  8   3  7 12 24 10

E - Opp-3, FSU-Steven Wells (1)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Rhett Aplin 2 (8), Rafael Bournigal (4)
HR - FSU-Nick Derr (4), Drew Mendoza (3)
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-J.C. Flowers (6), Mike Salvatore (3)
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (4)
CS - Opp-1

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C.J. Van Eyk                    3.1  3  3  3  4  2
Clayton Kwiatkowski  W (3-0)    2.2  2  0  0  1  5
Cobi Johnson                    0.0  2  0  0  1  0
Jonah Scolaro                   1.0  0  0  0  0  3
Gage Hutchinson                 2.0  1  0  0  1  2
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FSU                             9.0  8  3  3  7 12
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North Carolina 16, Florida State 8
03/23/2018, Chapel Hill, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Earn Doubleheader Split at North Carolina.
FSU scores three in the 10th to win the nightcap.

CHAPEL HILL, NC � No. 8 Florida State (19-5, 4-4 ACC) split a doubleheader at North Carolina (14-9, 4-4) Friday, with the Tar Heels winning the first game 16-8 and FSU taking the second game 6-3 in 10 innings. It was FSU�s first extra-inning game this season.

Leftfielder Jackson Lueck and shortstop Mike Salvatore each had four hits over the two games, including a season high three hits each in the second game.

Game 1
UNC scored early and often in a 16-8 win over the Seminoles in game one of Friday�s doubleheader. FSU rallied from a five-run first inning deficit to tie the score at 5-5 in the third inning, but the Tar Heels recorded 17 hits and posted seven runs in the seventh inning to break open the game.

Starting pitcher Cole Sands allowed six runs in four innings but left with the game tied at 6-6 after Jackson Lueck�s three-run home run and Steven Wells� two-run double cut into UNC�s 5-0 lead.

Clayton Kwiatkowski (3-1) allowed a two-run home run to Michael Busch, his first of two in the game, that gave UNC an 8-6 lead. After Drew Mendoza�s RBI groundout cut the lead to 8-7, the Tar Heels scored seven runs on seven hits in the seventh inning to put the game out of reach.

Lueck had a season high four RBI after notching a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. Freshman Reese Albert was the only Nole with two hits, including an RBI double in the ninth inning.

Brett Daniels (3-0) pitched four innings in relief of starter Tyler Baum to earn the win.

Game 2
Unlike Friday�s opener, game two turned into a pitcher�s duel between FSU�s Drew Parrish and North Carolina�s Austin Bergner. Both teams were scoreless through four innings before Dallas Tesser hit his first home run of the season to start the bottom of the fifth.

UNC added another run against Parrish on an RBI single by Kyle Datres that bounced off the second base bag, away from second baseman Nick Derr and into centerfield, allowing Cody Roberts to score and double the Tar Heel lead.

FSU had a pair of hits in the first inning, but the second, by Cal Raleigh, hit off baserunner Jackson Lueck to end the frame. FSU had the bases loaded in the second inning when Mike Salvatore was picked off first base to end the threat.

Drew Mendoza singled in his first at bat to extend his hitting streak to 16 games. After Mendoza walked to start the fourth inning, Bergner retired the next eight hitters before walking Mendoza again.

FSU�s three runs in the seventh inning were sparked by the bottom of the order, with Steven Wells and Salvatore singling off Bergner. Josh Hiatt relieved Bergner and allowed a sacrifice fly to Derr cut the lead to 2-1. Lueck walked and Rhett Aplin hit a two-strike single to right field that scored Salvatore and tied the score.

Raleigh�s second single of the game scored Lueck, charged to Hiatt, and gave FSU a 3-2 lead. Entering Friday�s game, Hiatt had not allowed a run in 25 of his previous 26 starts. The one start he did allow runs was in the ACC Championship Game against FSU last season, when he surrendered six in FSU�s 7-3 win.

Parrish allowed a pair of infield singles and a walk to load the bases with one out before giving way to Conor Grady in the bottom of the seventh. On Grady�s fourth pitch, Datres grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.

Grady himself ran into trouble in the eighth, allowing a pair of walks and setting up Jonah Scolaro (1-0) to enter with two outs. Scolaro got Ashton McGee to strike out looking to end the threat.

The Tar Heels forced extra innings in the ninth inning on one of the most exciting plays of the season. Scolaro struck out two hitters to start the inning, but Busch singled on his only hit of the game (with four walks) and Datres doubled down the left field line on a full count. Lueck threw to Mendoza, Mendoza threw to Raleigh and Busch slid safely just a hair before Raleigh laid the tag down. After review, officials confirmed the call and the game was tied 3-3.

In the 10th, Reese Albert and Wells drew walks against Hansen Butler (0-1), J.C. Flowers reached on a sacrifice bunt error to load the bases and Salvatore came through with a two-run single to give FSU a 5-3 lead. Lueck�s sacrifice fly provided the final margin.

North Carolina went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the inning to give Scolaro his first collegiate win.

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Nick Derr               2B        4  1  1   0  1  1  2  0
  Rafael Bournigal      2B        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  1  1   4  0  1  0  0
  Jared Herron          LF        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  0  1   0  1  2  7  1
  Kyle Cavanaugh        1B        1  1  1   0  0  0  0  1
Cal Raleigh             C         3  2  1   0  1  1  4  1
  Jonathan Foster       C         1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        5  1  1   1  0  2  3  2
Reese Albert            DH        4  0  2   1  1  1  0  0
Steven Wells            RF        5  0  1   2  0  2  4  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        2  1  0   0  2  0  1  0
  Skylar Frey           CF        0  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  1  1   0  0  0  0  2
  Cooper Swanson        SS        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Cole Sands              P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Gage Hutchinson       P                            1  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            1  0
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FSU                              36  8 10   8  6 10 24  7
Opp                              39 16 17  16 10  4 27 10

E - Opp-1
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Cal Raleigh (5), Reese Albert (2), Steven Wells (4), Mike Salvatore (3)
HR - Opp-3, FSU-Jackson Lueck (4)
HBP - Opp-1
SH - Opp-1
SF - FSU-Jackson Lueck (1)
SB - Opp-2
CS - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands                      4.0  8  6  6  6  3
Clayton Kwiatkowski  L (3-1)    2.0  2  2  2  0  1
Gage Hutchinson                 1.0  6  7  7  2  0
Tyler Ahearn                    1.0  1  1  1  2  0
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Florida State 6, North Carolina 3
03/23/2018, Chapel Hill, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Earn Doubleheader Split at North Carolina.
FSU scores three in the 10th to win the nightcap.

Leftfielder Jackson Lueck and shortstop Mike Salvatore each had four hits over the two games, including a season high three hits each in the second game.

Lueck had a season high four RBI after notching a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. Freshman Reese Albert was the only Nole with two hits, including an RBI double in the ninth inning.

Brett Daniels (3-0) pitched four innings in relief of starter Tyler Baum to earn the win.

Grady himself ran into trouble in the eighth, allowing a pair of walks and setting up Jonah Scolaro (1-0) to enter with two outs. Scolaro got Ashton McGee to strike out looking to end the threat.

North Carolina went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the inning to give Scolaro his first collegiate win.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Nick Derr               2B        5  0  0   1  0  3  1  3
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  3   1  1  1  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  0  1   1  0  4  7  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  2   1  1  0 15  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  0  1   0  2  2  0  1
Reese Albert            DH        4  1  1   0  1  2  0  0
Steven Wells            RF        3  2  1   0  2  2  2  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  1  0   0  0  2  2  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  1  3   2  1  0  2  2
Drew Parrish            P                            0  3
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              36  6 12   6  8 16 30 10
Opp                              36  3  8   3  8 14 30  6

E - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Parrish (1)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (3)
HR - Opp-1
SH - FSU-J.C. Flowers (2)
SF - FSU-Nick Derr (2), Jackson Lueck (2)
SB - Opp-1
CS - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Drew Parrish                    6.1  6  2  2  5  9
Conor Grady                     1.1  0  0  0  2  1
Jonah Scolaro        W (1-0)    2.1  2  1  1  1  4
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FSU                            10.0  8  3  3  8 14
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Florida State 9, North Carolina 4
03/25/2018, Chapel Hill, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Back-to-Back Home Runs Lead FSU to Series Win at UNC.
Nick Derr's grand slam broke a 4-4 tie in eighth inning.

CHAPEL HILL, NC - Sophomore Nick Derr and junior Jackson Lueck hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, and freshman CJ Van Eyk pitched a career-high 4.1 innings without allowing a run in FSU's 9-4 win Sunday afternoon at North Carolina. FSU (20-5, 5-4 ACC) won the final two games of the series.

Van Eyk (1-0) allowed just two hits and struck out five on 74 pitches. Starting pitcher Austin Pollock allowed four runs on four hits over the first 4.2 innings.

Josh Hiatt (0-1) allowed five runs in relief, including both of FSU's eighth-inning home runs. Hiatt entered the weekend have not allowed a run in 25 of his previous 26 outings, but gave up one in FSU's 6-3 win Friday and five Sunday.

FSU's top four hitters in the lineup (Derr, Lueck, Rhett Aplin and Cal Raleigh) combined to hit 8-for-16 with eight RBI and four walks. Raleigh, a Cullowhee, N.C., native, reached base on all five plate appearances (3-for-3 with a HR and two walks).

Carolina took a 1-0 lead with a leadoff home run from Cody Roberts, his second of the season. Pollock responded by retiring the next six hitters.

UNC starting pitcher Taylor Sugg allowed a pair of baserunners in the first and second innings but did not allow a run. Sugg walked Lueck and Aplin to start the third inning and was relieved by Brett Daniels, who surrendered a three-run home run to Raleigh on his first pitch, giving FSU a 3-1 lead.

Like Pollock in the first, Daniels retired the next five batters after the home run.

Pollock ran into more trouble in the third inning, giving up back-to-back singles to start the inning, walking Roberts and hitting Michael Busch with the bases loaded to cut FSU's lead in half. The RBI was Busch's 37th of the season, most in the country.

With the bases loaded and still no outs, Kyle Datres reached on a fielder's choice that tied the score at 3-3. After another walk, Pollock got Ben Casparius to strike out looking and Brandon Riley to ground out to end the inning.

Drew Mendoza gave FSU a 4-3 lead with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. Aplin doubled and Raleigh singled to put runners at first and third for Mendoza. UNC pitcher Cooper Criswell got the next three batters out to limit the damage.

The Tar Heels again tied the score in the bottom of the inning. Pollock issued two walks and an RBI single to Riley that made the score 4-4. Van Eyk replaced Pollock, walking Ike Freeman to load the bases before striking out Dallas Tessar to end the frame.

Both teams remained scoreless until the eighth inning, when Derr hit FSU's first grand slam of the season off Hiatt (0-1), followed by a Lueck solo shot. Both players lead FSU with five home runs on the season.

FSU's eighth inning started with a one-out walk from Steven Wells and a single from J.C. Flowers. Mike Salvatore reached on a fielder's choice to Zach Gagahan at second base. Gahagan attempted to get Flowers at second base, but shortstop Freeman's knee collided with Flowers head and both players were down for an extended time.

Flowers exited the game, replaced by Skylar Frey, and Derr took the third pitch after the break over the left field wall to give FSU an 8-4 lead.

Van Eyk pitched a career-high 4.1 scoreless innings, including a perfect 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth.

Winning Score
Nick Derr's first career grand slam broke a 4-4 tie in the top of the eighth inning. Derr has a team-high five home runs (with Jackson Lueck, who went back-to-back with Lueck to provide the final margin) and four home runs over the past seven games.

Of Note

Cal Raleigh walked in the first inning to extend his streak of reaching base to a career-high 20 games. His three-run home run in the third inning gave FSU a 3-1 lead and was the 22nd of his career, most among active Seminoles. Raleigh's three hits today tied a career high (10 times).
Raleigh extended his streak of consecutive starts to 149.
Steven Wells and Mike Salvatore singled in the second inning. Raleigh, Wells, Salvatore and Jackson Lueck each had hits in all three games this weekend, with Salvatore recording a career-high three in Friday's second game.
Wells walked in the eighth inning, his team-high 25th of the season. Wells combined to draw 28 walks in his first three seasons.
Rhett Aplin led off the fifth inning with a double, tying Drew Mendoza for the team lead with nine. Aplin also had a hit in all three games this weekend.
Salvatore had eight assists at shortstop, the most for a Seminole this year (Mendoza had six at Wake Forest).
Nick Derr and Jackson Lueck hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning. It was the second time this year FSU has hit back-to-back home runs (at Florida) and Derr's grand slam was FSU's first of the season. Derr and Lueck lead FSU with five home runs each.
FSU's five runs in the eighth inning are tied for the most in an inning this year (five times total, including Friday vs. UNC).
Mendoza's 16-game hitting streak ended with an 0-for-4 game, but he did have a sacrifice fly for his team-high 24th RBI of the year. Raleigh's three RBI give him 22 on the season.
In all three of FSU's ACC series this year, the team that has won game one has lost the final two games of the series.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,964th of his career. He needs just 12 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 56-29 all-time against the Tar Heels.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Nick Derr               2B        5  1  2   4  0  2  2  2
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  2  1   1  1  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  2  2   0  1  0 12  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  1  3   3  2  0  8  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  0   1  0  1  2  4
Reese Albert            DH-RF     5  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Steven Wells            RF-CF     4  1  1   0  1  2  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  0  1   0  0  0  1  0
  Skylar Frey           CF-DH     0  1  0   0  0  0  0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P         1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  1  1   0  0  0  1  8
Austin Pollock          P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              38  9 11   9  5  7 27 14
Opp                              33  4  6   4  8  8 27 10

E - Opp-2
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Rhett Aplin (9)
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Nick Derr (5), Jackson Lueck (5), Cal Raleigh (3)
HBP - Opp-1
SF - FSU-Drew Mendoza (5)
SB - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Austin Pollock                  4.2  4  4  4  5  3
C.J. Van Eyk         W (1-0)    4.1  2  0  0  3  5
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FSU                             9.0  6  4  4  8  8
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Florida 1, Florida State 0
03/27/2018, Jacksonville, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Karp Delivers Gem But Noles Fall to No. 2 Florida.
Karp pitched a complete-game four-hitter on just 98 pitches.

JACKSONVILLE, FL - In front of 9,613 fans at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, No. 5 Florida State dropped a pitcher's duel to No. 2 Florida, 1-0.

"I'm very proud of the way our team competed," FSU coach Mike Martin said following the game. "We didn't commit an error and only gave up four hits. It's very frustrating because we played very well."

Neither team mustered much on offense in a quick game. Andrew Karp was phenomenal for the Seminoles (20-6) in the outing. The redshirt junior tossed eight innings, giving up four hits and just one run, while striking out seven on 98 pitches.

"It goes to show how good he was tonight, especially when they have an entire (scouting report) on him; he was cooking," Martin said on Karp.

It was the fifth career start for Karp against the Gators, having also tossed a gem a year ago in Gainesville and also losing 1-0. There's no doubt both sides were well acquainted, with Karp knowing the tendencies of the UF hitters, while they knew his arsenal of pitches.

"I was just trying to mix up my pitches well and command both sides of the plate," Karp said. "They've seen a lot of me and it was important for me to mix up a few things I haven't done in the last few outings against them to keep them off balance."

At the plate, FSU had a tough time figuring out the Gator (22-5) trio of Jack Leftwich, Jordan Butler and Michael Byrne, with just three total hits on the evening.

UF scored the only run of the night in the fourth inning off Karp. Wil Dalton laced a double to left field with one out and would score on an RBI single from Austin Langworthy that got through the infield and into right field. Reese Albert's throw to plate was just off the mark, allowing Langworthy to beat the tag of Cal Raleigh.

The Seminoles showed fight in their last chance of the game as Mike Salvatore singled up the middle to start the ninth inning and advanced to third on a single to right-center from Jackson Lueck with one out.

However, with runners on the corners, Byrne was able to strikeout Rhett Aplin looking and induce a groundout to first from Raleigh, ending the game.

Karp pitched a career-high innings for the second straight week after pitching 7.1 innings in FSU's 6-4 win last week against No. 21 UCF. It was FSU's first complete game of the season.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Nick Derr               2B        4  0  0   0  0  1  0  1
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  0  1   0  0  0  4  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  0  0   0  1  3  9  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  0   0  0  1  7  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        2  0  0   0  1  0  0  2
Reese Albert            RF        2  0  0   0  0  2  1  0
  Jared Herron          PH        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Skylar Frey           RF        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Steven Wells            CF        3  0  0   0  0  1  1  0
Rafael Bournigal        DH        3  0  1   0  0  2  0  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        3  0  1   0  0  0  2  3
Andrew Karp             P                            0  1
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FSU                              29  0  3   0  2 10 24  7
Opp                              27  1  4   1  2  7 27 10

2B - Opp-1
SB - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Andrew Karp          L (4-2)    8.0  4  1  1  2  7
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Florida State 9, Louisville 4
03/29/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Sands, Lueck Lead FSU to 9-4 Win vs. No. 18 Louisville.
Sands sets career high with seven innings pitched.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 5 Florida State (21-6, 6-4 ACC) scored eight runs in the first three innings to beat No. 18 Louisville (18-7, 4-6) 9-4 Thursday night on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Junior Jackson Lueck extended his hitting streak to eight games and starting pitcher Cole Sands improved to 5-1 on the season.

"You see a right-handed pitcher that pitched extremely well," head coach Mike Martin said of Sands. "Gave us seven good innings and Clayton Kwiatkowski closed it out to save some arms for the next two games. A lot of baseball left to be played but this was a game we got a couple breaks and our young men took advantage of it."

Sands allowed a pair of runs in the first inning and a solo home run to lead off the second inning but responded by allowing just four base runners over the next five innings. Sands' seven innings pitched was a career high and he finished with eight strikeouts on the evening.

"My main goal was to get one of the first two pitches in for a strike tonight," Sands said. "Every time I go out I get run support and it's a little easier."

The Seminoles featured a new lineup Friday, putting shortstop Mike Salvatore and his five-game hitting streak back in the leadoff spot, which he occupied for the first 10 games this season and 14 times total on the year. Drew Mendoza hit in the three-hole and Rhett Aplin moved to the five spot. Cooper Swanson made his sixth start of the year and first in centerfield at the bottom of the order.

Salvatore extended his hitting streak to six games with a pair of hits. Lueck and designated hitter Jared Herron each added two hits and Swanson doubled and drew two of FSU's 10 walks. Lueck's eight game hit streak is the longest active streak on the team.

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the first on a two-run single from Drew Campbell. FSU got one back in the first when Salvatore singled, moved to second on a passed ball and scored on Lueck's RBI single.

Pat Rumoro hit a solo home run to start the top of the second inning, his first of the season. Sands retired the next five batters, four via strikeout.

The Noles scored four runs in the second inning to take a 5-3 lead off Cardinals starter Adam Wolf (3-2). Herron and Steven Wells singled, Swanson walked to load the bases and Salvatore hit a sacrifice fly before Lueck doubled off the third baseman's glove.

Catcher Cal Raleigh reached on a throwing from shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald that scored Lueck.

Herron opened the third inning with a double, moved to third on Wells' groundout and scored on Salvatore's bunt single. Salvatore was originally called out at first base before the play was overturned on replay.

Lueck was intentionally walked to load the bases and Raleigh and Aplin both drew bases loaded walks against reliever Rabon Martin.

Louisville left a pair of runners on in the fifth inning before an inning-ending groundout to Mendoza at third base. Kwiatkowski hit a batter in the eighth inning after he and Sands had retired eight straight.

Raleigh again reached on an error in the fifth inning that scored Lueck for FSU's final run.

Lucas Dunn hit a solo home run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning off Kwiatkowski before Fitzgerald struck out looking to end the game.

Winning Score
Cal Raleigh reached on a throwing error by Cardinals shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald, allowing Cooper Swanson and Jackson Lueck to score, pushing FSU's lead to 5-3 in the second inning.

Of Note

Jackson Lueck singled in the first inning to score Mike Salvatore. Lueck (8) and Salvatore (6) have the two longest active hitting streaks on the team and Salvatore's is a career-long. Lueck and Salvatore are hitting .414 and .429, respectively, over their hitting streaks.
Salvatore tied a career high with two RBI.
Lueck has 21 RBI on the season, third most on the team (Mendoza 24, Raleigh 23). Lueck has 13 RBI in the past eight games.
Designated hitter Jared Herron singled and doubled his first two at-bats, tying a career high with two hits.
Starting pitcher Cole Sands threw a career high 7.0 innings.
FSU scored four runs in the second inning, the 11th "big inning" of the season (four or more runs).
Cal Raleigh started his 151st consecutive game and 158th of his career.
Salvatore hit FSU's 21st sacrifice fly of the season in the second inning. FSU entered this series leading the country with 20 sacrifice flies on the year.
Cooper Swanson started his sixth career game and first in centerfield. Regular centerfielder J.C. Flowers will miss 6-to-8 weeks after undergoing jaw surgery earlier this week.
Herron made his fifth career start, all at DH.
Florida State has won five straight against the Cardinals after winning all three games in 2017. The Noles are outscoring Louisville 10.2-4.4 in that span.
The win was FSU's third against a Top 25 opponent this season (2-0 vs. UCF).

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,965th of his career. He needs just 11 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 23-5 all-time against Louisville and 8-3 since Louisville joined the ACC in 2015.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  2  2   2  0  1  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        2  2  2   2  2  0  3  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        5  0  0   0  0  2  2  2
Cal Raleigh             C         3  0  0   1  2  1 12  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  0  1   1  2  0  5  0
Nick Derr               2B        4  0  0   0  0  2  0  1
  Rafael Bournigal      2B        0  0  0   0  1  0  0  1
Jared Herron            DH        4  2  2   0  0  1  0  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Steven Wells            RF        4  1  1   0  0  1  2  0
  Reese Albert          PH-RF     0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
Cooper Swanson          CF        2  2  1   0  2  1  2  0
  Skylar Frey           PH-CF     1  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
Cole Sands              P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
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FSU                              33  9  9   6 10  9 27  4
Opp                              32  4  5   4  2 11 24  7

E - Opp-2, FSU-Drew Mendoza (8), Cal Raleigh (4)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (4), Jared Herron (3), Cooper Swanson (3)
HR - Opp-2
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Jackson Lueck (2)
SF - FSU-Mike Salvatore (5)
SB - FSU-Mike Salvatore (4), Cooper Swanson (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Cole Sands           W (5-1)    7.0  4  3  3  2  8
Clayton Kwiatkowski             2.0  1  1  1  0  3
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FSU                             9.0  5  4  4  2 11
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Florida State 8, Louisville 7
03/30/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Foster Walk-Off Home Run Leads FSU Past Louisville.
Mike Salvatore hit a grand slam earlier in the game.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Junior Jonathan Foster hit a pinch hit, walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead Florida State (22-6, 7-4 ACC) past Louisville (18-8, 4-7) Friday night on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. It was Foster's second home run of the season and his first at-bat of the night.

"Jonathan has been a guy I've liked since day one," head coach Mike Martin said. "He hasn't gotten much of a chance to show what he can do�and that's not always easy. He takes the kind of swing that Meat (assistant coach Mike Martin Jr.) likes and certainly I like it also. Just makes solid contact and I'm proud that he's a Seminole."

"That was a great feeling," Foster said of his walk-off home run. "I was hoping I had enough on it. I got it good but it feels great. I'm thankful for Coach for letting me pinch-hit and have that opportunity."

Shortstop Mike Salvatore hit his first home run of the year in the third inning, a grand slam off starter Shay Smiddy, and Rhett Aplin added a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth. Conor Grady (3-0) earned the win, allowing a run on two hits over the final 1.2 innings.

Salvatore is hitting 11-for-25 over his current seven-game hitting streak, with nine runs scored and nine RBI.

"He showed that kind of power in practice the other day, when the wind was blowing out," Martin said of Salvatore. "First thing I said was, 'You're not a home run hitter.' Do the little things. He hit four out the other day and I had not seen him hit one out before then. He got two more hits tonight and the second was what he does best, hit the ball up the middle."

Starting pitcher Drew Parrish allowed three runs in four innings but walked a career-high six batters. Jonah Scolaro threw 3.1 innings before exiting in Louisville's three-run eighth inning, giving way to Grady.

Louisville struck first in the third inning when Justin Lavey doubled off the right field fence and Tyler Fitzgerald singled to put runners on the corners. Josh Stowers hit his third sacrifice fly of the season for a 1-0 Cardinals lead.

Parrish walked the next three batters to score another Louisville run before an inning-ending groundout.

FSU has trailed in each of the past seven games, all against Top 30 teams, but rallied to win five of them.

Smiddy walked FSU's 7-8-9 hitters to open the bottom of the third before Salvatore hit his first home run as a Seminole for a 4-2 FSU lead. It was FSU's second grand slam of the season after Nick Derr's broke a 4-4 tie in last Sunday's series finale at North Carolina last week.

Reid Detmers relieved Smiddy and allowed two more walks before an inning-ending fly out stopped FSU's efforts to add to the lead.

Louisville tied the score in the fifth on a pair of failed pick off attempts and an RBI double from Devin Mann.

"We made some mistakes," Martin said. "Mistakes you're not always able to overcome. But we did it with confidence in ourselves to realize that we can get it done, but we can't do this (comeback) every night."

Cooper Swanson singled with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning and Salvatore walked, setting up Aplin's two-run single to give FSU a 6-4 lead.

Scolaro and Conor Grady (2-1) ran into trouble in the top of the eighth when Louisville took the lead. Lavey reached on a fielding error by Salvatore at shortstop, followed by an RBI double from Fitzgerald that ended Scolaro's day. Grady allowed a game-tying triple to Josh Stowers to deep centerfield and Jake Snider singled to give the Cardinals a 7-6 lead.

Sam Bordner (1-1), Louisville's reliever with eight saves on the season, was asked to get six outs for save number nine. FSU left a pair of runners on in the eighth inning, the sixth straight inning FSU stranded at least one runner. In the ninth, Derr lined a one-out single up the middle before Foster's home run gave FSU's third walk-off win of the year and its sixth straight win against the Cardinals.

"It was great seeing Meat jump around like that," Foster said of the team's celebration. "It was a great feeling when I hit home plate."

Winning Score
Jonathan Foster's two-run, pinch hit home run scored Nick Derr for a walk-off, 8-7 victory. It was Foster's second home run this year, both as a pinch hitter, and FSU's third walk-off victory of the season.

Of Note

FSU's win was its sixth straight over Louisville, the Noles longest active win streak against an ACC opponent. Florida State is 9-3 against Louisville since the Cardinals joined the ACC in 2015.
Jonathan Foster has a pair of home runs this season, both as a pinch hitter. His first was a three-run home run against Troy on February 23; his second was a two-run home run tonight to beat Louisville.
FSU has three walk-off wins this year - the first two were walk-off singles by Drew Mendoza.
Drew Parrish picked off Jake Snider in the first inning, his first runner picked off this year. FSU has four as a team.
Senior Steven Wells walked for the 26th time this year, most on the team and almost as many he had his first three seasons combined (28). Cal Raleigh and Rhett Aplin also walked for the 26th time this year.
Mike Salvatore hit his first home run as a Seminole. It was FSU's second grand slam of the year. Salvatore now has a season-high seven game hitting streak and is hitting 11-for-25 with nine runs scored and nine RBI in that span. His four RBI are a career high and he is the 11th Nole to hit a home run this season.
FSU scored four runs in the third inning, the 12th "big inning" of the season (four or more runs). FSU also did it in the second inning of Thursday's game.
FSU improved to 18-0 this season when leading after the seventh inning. It was the Seminoles' first win this year when trailing after eight innings (1-5).
Cal Raleigh started his 152nd consecutive game and 159th of his career.
The win was FSU's fourth against a Top 25 opponent this season (2-0 vs. UCF, 2-0 vs. Louisville).

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,966th of his career. He needs just 10 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 24-5 all-time against Louisville and 9-3 since Louisville joined the ACC in 2015.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  2  2   4  1  1  4  1
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  0  0   0  1  2  2  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  1   2  1  1  6  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  0   0  1  0 10  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  0  1   0  2  2  0  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        2  0  0   0  0  0  0  2
  Jared Herron          PH        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Nick Derr             2B        2  1  1   0  0  0  3  1
Reese Albert            DH        0  1  0   0  1  0  0  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH-DH     3  0  0   0  0  3  0  0
  Jonathan Foster       PH        1  1  1   2  0  0  0  0
Steven Wells            RF        3  1  1   0  1  2  1  0
Cooper Swanson          CF        2  2  1   0  2  1  1  0
  Skylar Frey           CF        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Drew Parrish            P                            0  2
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              33  8  8   8 10 12 27  6
Opp                              34  7  8   6  8  9 25  7

E - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Parrish (2), Jonah Scolaro (1), Mike Salvatore (4)
2B - Opp-3
3B - Opp-1
HR - FSU-Mike Salvatore (1), Jonathan Foster (2)
HBP - Opp-1
SF - Opp-1
SB - Opp-3

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Drew Parrish                    4.0  2  3  3  6  5
Jonah Scolaro                   3.1  4  3  1  1  3
Conor Grady          W (3-0)    1.2  2  1  1  1  1
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FSU                             9.0  8  7  5  8  9
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Louisville 6, Florida State 1
03/31/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Fall to No. 18 Louisville; FSU Wins Series.
Van Eyk pitches career high six innings, allows two hits.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - No. 18 Louisville beat No. 5 Florida State 6-1 Saturday afternoon in front of 5,150 fans on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles won the first two games of the series for its third straight series win in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Florida State (22-7, 7-5 ACC) has won the season series against Louisville each of the past three seasons (19-8, 5-7).

"The overall weekend was a success," head coach Mike Martin said. "When we have the opportunity to win the third game and secure the sweep, and we don't, we're disappointed. We battled and kept battling but I'm proud of the way we played the entire weekend."

FSU pitcher Austin Pollock (2-2) allowed five runs and four walks in three innings. CJ Van Eyk entered to open the fourth inning and allowed just one run on two hits in a career high six innings pitched to close out the game.

Louisville's Nick Bennett (3-0) pitched seven innings, giving up a run on three hits and striking out six in his second start of the year as he works his way back from injury.

The Cardinals scored in each of the first four innings and led the entire game. Logan Wyatt had an RBI groundout in the first inning and Justin Lavey grounded into a double play in the second inning that scored Danny Oriente for a 2-0 Louisville lead.

UofL added three runs on three hits in the third inning, Pollock's last. With two outs, Wyatt singled to score Jake Snider and Oriente doubled to right field to give Louisville a 5-0 lead.

A successful double steal in the fourth inning with CJ Van Eyk on the mound upped the Cardinals lead to 6-0.

FSU got its first hit in the fourth inning when Jackson Lueck led off with a single to left field. Rhett Aplin followed with a single and Cal Raleigh tallied his 24th RBI on a sacrifice fly, tying Drew Mendoza for the team lead.

Van Eyk retired 11 straight hitters between the fourth and eighth innings. After allowing a leadoff double on his first pitch of the game, Van Eyk threw just 71 total pitches, walked three hitters and struck out four.

FSU loaded the bases in the ninth inning against Louisville reliever Austin Conway via two walks and a hit by pitch, but Adam Elliott entered with two outs and struck out Jared Herron for his first save of the season.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        3  0  0   0  1  0  0  4
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  1  2   0  1  1  5  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  1   0  0  1 10  0
Cal Raleigh             C         2  0  0   1  1  1  4  2
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  0   0  0  0  1  2
Steven Wells            RF        2  0  0   0  2  0  4  1
Nick Derr               2B        3  0  1   0  0  0  2  3
  Rafael Bournigal      PH        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Jonathan Foster         DH        2  0  0   0  1  2  0  0
Cooper Swanson          CF        2  0  0   0  0  1  1  0
  Reese Albert          PH-CF     1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Jared Herron          PH        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Austin Pollock          P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  1
                                 ========================
FSU                              28  1  4   1  6  8 27 13
Opp                              31  6  7   4  7  5 27 12

2B - Opp-2
HBP - FSU-Jonathan Foster (1)
SF - FSU-Cal Raleigh (2)
SB - Opp-4

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Austin Pollock       L (2-2)    3.0  5  5  5  4  1
C.J. Van Eyk                    6.0  2  1  1  3  4
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FSU                             9.0  7  6  6  7  5
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Florida State 6, Jacksonville 2
04/04/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Hold Early Lead to Beat Jacksonville, 6-2.
Karp pitches seven innings; Raleigh 3-for-4, HR.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 6 Florida State (23-7) scored six runs in the first two innings, more than enough for Andrew Karp and the Seminoles to beat Jacksonville (19-11) 6-2 Wednesday evening on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Karp (5-2) is tied for the team lead with five wins and three Seminoles homered to build the early lead.

Greg Shannahan (0-2) allowed all six runs for the Dolphins but the Jacksonville bullpen did not surrender a run over 4.1 innings pitched.

Cal Raleigh and Reese Albert homered as part of Florida State's five-run first inning, tied for the most runs in an inning this year. Cooper Swanson hit a solo home run in the second inning, the first of his career.

The Seminoles scored the first run of the game when Jackson Lueck doubled and Rhett Aplin singled to give FSU a 1-0 lead before Raleigh's home run.

The Dolphins got solo home runs from Angel Camacho in the sixth inning and Jacob Southern in the seventh off Karp. Karp is 2-0 against Jacksonville this season after pitching six shutout innings with 12 strikeouts at JU in February. The redshirt junior gave up seven hits and struck out five Wednesday night.

Jonah Scolaro pitched the eighth and ninth innings, allowing three hits but skirting any real trouble both innings. Scolaro struck out the side in the ninth, getting Evan Fernandez looking to end the game.

Winning Score
Cal Raleigh's two-run home run, his fourth of the season, gave Florida State a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Raleigh has 23 career home runs, most among active players, and has hit four home runs in seven career games against the Dolphins.

Of Note

FSU hit three home runs in the first two innings, the fourth time this year FSU has hit at least three home runs in a game.
Cooper Swanson hit his first home run as a Seminole; Reese Albert hit his third of the year and Cal Raleigh hit his fourth this season and 23rd of his career, most among active Seminoles.
Swanson is the 12th different Seminole to hit a home run this season.
Raleigh tallied three hits Wednesday, tying a career-high (done 11 times), including five times in 2018.
FSU has beaten Jacksonville five straight times after sweeping the Dolphins in 2017 and winning both games to start 2018.
Andrew Karp tied Cole Sands for the team lead with his fifth win of the season. Karp had three combined wins as a redshirt freshman and sophomore.
Karp pitched at least seven innings for the third straight start - 7.1 against UCF, complete game 8.0 vs. Florida and 7.0 today vs. Jacksonville.
FSU scored five runs in the first inning, the 13th "big inning" of the season (four or more runs). It was the sixth time FSU has scored five runs in an inning, its most this year.
FSU improved to 19-0 this season when leading after the seventh inning.
Eight of FSU's nine starters had at least one hit, led by Raleigh with three and Rhett Aplin with two.
Skylar Frey entered as a pinch runner for Jonathan Foster and singled in the eighth inning for his first hit as a Seminole.
Raleigh started his 154th consecutive game and 160th of his career.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,967th of his career. He needs just 9 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 89-24 against the Dolphins in his career, his second-most wins against any team (Miami, 97).

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        5  0  1   0  0  2  1  3
Jackson Lueck           LF        5  1  1   0  0  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  1  2   1  0  0 11  1
Cal Raleigh             C         4  1  3   2  0  0  9  2
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  0   0  1  1  2  2
Nick Derr               2B        4  0  1   0  0  2  0  1
Reese Albert            RF        4  1  1   2  0  1  1  0
Jonathan Foster         DH        3  0  1   0  0  1  0  0
  Skylar Frey           PR-DH     1  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
Cooper Swanson          CF        2  1  1   1  0  0  1  0
  Steven Wells          CF        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Andrew Karp             P                            2  2
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  1
                                 ========================
FSU                              36  6 12   6  1  9 27 12
Opp                              35  2 10   2  3 10 24  8

2B - FSU-Jackson Lueck (5), Cal Raleigh (6), Jonathan Foster (1)
HR - Opp-2, FSU-Cal Raleigh (4), Reese Albert (3), Cooper Swanson (1)
HBP - FSU-Cooper Swanson (2)
SB - FSU-Drew Mendoza (2), Skylar Frey (2), Cooper Swanson (2)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Andrew Karp          W (5-2)    7.0  7  2  2  2  5
Jonah Scolaro                   2.0  3  0  0  1  5
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FSU                             9.0 10  2  2  3 10
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Florida State 10, Georgia Tech 2
04/06/2018, Atlanta, Ga.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Top Yellow Jackets for Sixth-Straight Time.
Cole Sands allowed two runs, struck out eight to move to 6-1.

ATLANTA, GA - Junior pitcher Cole Sands allowed two runs in a career-high seven innings and No. 6 Florida State (24-7, 8-5 ACC) beat Georgia Tech (17-13, 6-7) 10-2 Friday night at Russ Chandler Stadium. Nick Derr and Jackson Lueck each hit their sixth home runs of the season.

"Every win is important," head coach Mike Martin said. "This one was certainly important because it was on the road. Our guys showed great resiliency when we fell behind early. We did a good job getting it done but tomorrow will be another challenge."

Sands (6-1) went seven innings for the second straight outing and finished with eight strikeouts, one shy of his career high. He allowed a first-inning home run to Joey Bart but put up six straight scoreless innings after that. Sands retired 12 straight hitters between the third and seventh innings.

"He pitched tonight better than last time," Martin said. "He located his fastball very well, threw the curve and the changeup very well, got us to the seventh inning. It was a tremendous outing for him and a big lift for our ball club."

FSU took a lead it would not relinquish in the fourth inning off Xzavion Curry (6-1). Cal Raleigh walked and Drew Mendoza singled to open the inning. Raleigh scored when Reese Albert reached on an error by Tech shortstop Austin Wilhite to tie the score at 1-1. Derr's home run to right field was his sixth of the season and gave FSU a 4-1 lead.

Sands capitalized on FSU's fourth-inning outburst and did not allow a base runner with the lead until a one-out walk in the seventh. After Wilhite singled to right field when Albert lost the ball in the lights, Sands retired the next two batters to tie a career high with seven innings pitched.

Raleigh hit his first of two doubles in the seventh inning to score Mike Salvatore and Jackson Lueck.

Sands walked Bart to start the eighth inning, his final batter of the night. Clayton Kwiatkowski entered and allowed two singles and a walk as Tech cut the lead to 6-2, but struck out Wilhite looking to end the bases-loaded threat.

Lueck matched Derr's home run total with his sixth on a two-run ninth-inning blast that scored Salvatore and extended FSU's lead to 8-2. Rhett Aplin singled and Raleigh doubled before Kyle Cavanaugh had a pinch-hit single. Steven Wells was hit by a pitch with the bases to provide FSU's final run.

Aplin set a season high with three hits in the game. FSU had 12 hits for the second straight game, one shy of the season high (13 in the season opener against Xavier).

"You don't expect that when you're facing a guy that was undefeated," Martin said. "To get out here and get a win like we did, against a guy who was undefeated and coming off a sweep of Miami from the week before, our young men got it done."

Cobi Johnson made his first appearance since March 21 against UCF in the bottom of the ninth, working around a one-out walk to force a double play to end the game.

Winning Score
After tying the score at 1-1 on an error in the fourth inning, Nick Derr's sixth home run of the season gave FSU a 4-1 lead. The Seminoles allowed just one run the rest of the game.

Of Note

FSU's Mike Martin (1,968) and Georgia Tech's Danny Hall (1,213) rank first and seventh, respectively, among active winningest coaches.
FSU's win was the sixth in a row over Georgia Tech, tying FSU's longest streak in series history (1976-84 & 2007-08).
Starting pitcher Cole Sands improved to an ACC-best 6-1 with tonight's win. Sands pitched a career-high 7.0 innings for the second-consecutive outing. His 8 strikeouts were one shy of his career high. Sands retired 12 straight batters between the third and seventh innings.
Sands and Georgia Tech's Xzavion Curry, tonight's losing pitcher, lead the league with a 6-1 record.
Nick Derr gave Florida State a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning with his team-high sixth home run of the season. Jackson Lueck hit his sixth home run in the ninth inning.
FSU has hit 24 home runs in the past 15 games. FSU hit 7 home runs in the first 16 games.
Cal Raleigh started his 155th consecutive game and 161st of his career. He had a two-run double in the seventh inning, his team-high 27th and 28th RBI of the season.
Rhett Aplin is hitting .346 in 13 ACC games after a 3-for-5 night. His three hits are a season high.
FSU scored four runs in the fourth and ninth innings, the 14th and 15th "big innings" (at least four runs) for the Seminoles this year. It was the first time with two big innings in the same game.
FSU improved to 20-0 this season when leading after the seventh inning.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,968th of his career. He needs just 8 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is 57-40 against Georgia Tech and has won six straight against the Yellow Jackets.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  2  1   0  0  0  1  3
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  2  1   2  1  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  1  3   0  0  1  7  1
Cal Raleigh             C         4  2  2   2  1  1 13  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        5  1  1   0  0  2  1  2
Reese Albert            RF        3  1  1   0  1  0  0  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH        1  0  1   1  0  0  0  0
  Skylar Frey           PH        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Nick Derr               2B        4  1  2   3  0  1  1  1
  Jared Herron          PH        0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
  Cobi Johnson          P         0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Steven Wells            CF-RF     3  0  0   1  0  1  2  0
Cooper Swanson          DH        3  0  0   0  0  2  0  0
  Rafael Bournigal      PH-2B     2  0  0   0  0  0  1  1
Cole Sands              P                            1  1
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              38 10 12   9  4  8 27  9
Opp                              32  2  6   2  5 12 27  9

E - Opp-2
2B - FSU-Cal Raleigh 2 (8)
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (6), Nick Derr (6)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (4), Steven Wells 2 (5)
SB - FSU-Mike Salvatore (5)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands           W (6-1)    7.0  4  2  2  3  8
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.0  2  0  0  1  3
Cobi Johnson                    1.0  0  0  0  1  1
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FSU                             9.0  6  2  2  5 12
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Georgia Tech 2, Florida State 1
04/07/2018, Atlanta, Ga.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Thomas Stymies FSU Offense, Noles Fall at GT.
Salvatore (3) and Aplin (2) record five of FSU's six hits.

ATLANTA, GA - Georgia Tech (18-13, 7-7 ACC) won a pitcher's duel Saturday, beating No. 6 Florida State (24-8, 8-6) 2-1 Saturday afternoon under overcast skies in Russ Chandler Stadium. The game started two hours earlier than previously scheduled due to the threat of rain later in the evening.

Drew Parrish pitched six innings for Florida State, allowing eight hits but just one run while striking out four. Connor Thomas (4-3) pitched a complete game for the Yellow Jackets and struck out nine.

Conor Grady (3-1) allowed a seventh-inning run in his first inning of work for his first loss of the season.

Mike Salvatore tied a career high with three hits. Rhett Aplin had two of FSU's three other hits, including a sixth-inning triple that scored Salvatore and tied the score at 1-1. Steven Wells tripled in the fifth inning, the first of his career.

Georgia Tech scored in the bottom of the fifth when Parrish allowed a single to Austin Wilhite and Oscar Serratos followed with a double to right centerfield. Wilhite scored, but Serratos was out at second base trying to return to the bag.

Serratos' second double of the game opened the seventh inning off Grady. Nick Wilhite sacrifice bunted Serratos to third and Wade Bailey reached on a fielder's choice to Nick Derr at shortstop - Derr threw home but not in time to get Serratos, and Tech had a 2-1 lead.

Thomas closed out his complete game in the ninth.

Of Note

Cooper Swanson made his first career start in right field. He ran down a long fly ball at the wall in the fourth inning for an out and had his first outfield assist on Serratos' double in the fifth inning.
Rhett Aplin and Steven Wells tripled in the game, doubling FSU's season total (2 coming in). It was Aplin's second career triple and Wells' first, and FSU's first game with two triples since May 21, 2016 against Miami.
Mike Salvatore had three hits Saturday, tying a career high.
Cal Raleigh started his 156th consecutive game and 162nd of his career.
Rhett Aplin is hitting .357 in 14 ACC games. In two games against Georgia Tech, Aplin is hitting 5-for-9. His three hits Friday night were a season high.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  1  3   0  0  0  3  4
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  0  0   0  0  1  2  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  2   1  0  1  9  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  0   0  0  0  5  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  0   0  0  1  0  3
Nick Derr               2B        3  0  0   0  0  2  1  0
Steven Wells            CF        3  0  1   0  0  2  2  0
Jonathan Foster         DH        3  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Cooper Swanson          RF        2  0  0   0  1  1  2  1
Drew Parrish            P                            0  2
  Conor Grady           P                            0  1
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FSU                              31  1  6   1  1  9 24 12
Opp                              30  2  9   2  5  5 27 10

E - Opp-1, FSU-Cal Raleigh (5)
2B - Opp-2
3B - FSU-Rhett Aplin (1), Steven Wells (1)
SH - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Drew Parrish                    6.0  8  1  1  2  4
Conor Grady          L (3-1)    2.0  1  1  1  3  1
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FSU                             8.0  9  2  2  5  5
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Georgia Tech 16, Florida State 3
04/08/2018, Atlanta, Ga.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Drop Rubber Match at Ga. Tech.
Mike Salvatore ties career high with three hits for second straight game.

ATLANTA, GA - No. 6 Florida State (24-9, 8-7 ACC) allowed seven runs in the fifth inning, leading Georgia Tech (19-13, 8-7) to a 16-3 win in the rubber match of the series Sunday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium. The Seminoles had won three consecutive league series prior to this weekend.

Austin Pollock (2-3) lost his third straight decision, allowing four runs on five hits with five walks in 4.0 innings. Seven FSU hitters had at least one hit over the first five innings, but FSU mustered just one run in that span as Tech broke the game open in the fifth inning.

Tristin English (2-0) pitched six innings for the Jackets, giving up a run on eight hits. As the team's designated hitter, he was 1-for-3 with an RBI.

Pollock walked Chase Murray, the ACC's leading hitter who missed the first two games of the series in concussion protocol, to start the game and Joey Bart singled up the middle to put runners on the corners. A wild pitch scored Murray but was the Jackets only run in the frame.

Mike Salvatore, FSU's top hitter this weekend with seven hits, doubled to open the third inning and scored on Rhett Aplin's groundout to tie the score at 1-1. He also doubled in the seventh inning.

Tech immediately answered in the bottom of the inning. Kyle McCann singled, English walked and Colin Hall hit a two-out double down the left field line that scored McCann and gave the Yellow Jackets a 2-1 lead.

Salvatore led off the fifth inning getting hit by a pitch but was thrown out at second attempting to steal. Aplin hit an infield single and Cal Raleigh singled to left field to put runners on the corners but Mendoza grounded out to third base to end the frame.

With FSU unable to capitalize in the top of the inning, the Yellow Jackets broke the game open with seven runs in the bottom of the fifth. Pollock and fellow freshmen Jonah Scolaro and CJ Van Eyk allowed five hits, two walks and a hit batter in the frame.

A fourth freshman, Shane Drohan, made his third appearance of the year in the sixth inning, allowing two home runs (one inside the park).

Tyler Ahearn, FSU's fifth freshman pitcher, closed the game pitching in the seventh and eighth innings.

Of Note

Mike Salvatore was red hot this weekend, hitting 3-for-4 Sunday and 7-for-12 on the weekend. Salvatore is hitting .339 in league play and his average has risen from .224 to .276 since ACC play began.
Salvatore had a pair of doubles, a single and was hit by a pitch.
Rhett Aplin singled in the fifth inning. Aplin hit 6-for-13 on the weekend and is hitting .350 in ACC play.
Cal Raleigh stole second base in the fifth inning, his first stolen base of the season and third of his career. He had one each year as a freshman and sophomore.
It was the third time FSU has allowed seven runs in an inning this season, the most for an opponent against the Noles.
Shane Drohan pitched starting in the sixth inning, the third appearance of his career.
Skylar Frey pinch hit in the seventh and notched his second career hit.
FSU's 12 walks allowed were the team's most since walking 15 at Arizona State in 2004.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  2  3   0  0  0  0  4
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  0  0   0  0  1  1  0
  Jared Herron          PH-LF     1  0  0   1  0  0  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  1   2  0  0 10  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        1B        0  0  0   0  0  0  3  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  1   0  0  0  5  0
  Jonathan Foster       C         0  0  0   0  0  0  2  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  1   0  0  1  0  2
Reese Albert            RF        4  0  1   0  0  0  2  0
Cooper Swanson          DH        4  0  1   0  0  1  0  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        4  0  1   0  0  0  0  2
Steven Wells            CF        2  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
  Skylar Frey           PH-CF     2  1  1   0  0  1  0  0
Austin Pollock          P                            0  1
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
  Shane Drohan          P                            0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              36  3 10   3  0  5 24 10
Opp                              34 16 11  12 12  8 27 13

E - FSU-Jonathan Foster (1)
2B - Opp-4, FSU-Mike Salvatore 2 (5)
HR - Opp-2
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Mike Salvatore (5)
SH - Opp-1
SB - FSU-Cal Raleigh (1)
CS - FSU-Mike Salvatore (2)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Austin Pollock       L (2-3)    4.0  5  4  4  5  3
Jonah Scolaro                   0.1  2  4  4  2  1
C.J. Van Eyk                    0.2  1  1  1  0  1
Shane Drohan                    1.1  2  5  5  2  1
Tyler Ahearn                    1.2  1  2  2  3  2
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FSU                             8.0 11 16 16 12  8
Opp                  W          9.0 10  3  3  0  5





 
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Florida 6, Florida State 3
04/10/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Fall to No. 1 Florida, 6-3.
Cooper Swanson, Jackson Lueck homer for FSU.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 10 Florida State (24-10) fell 6-3 to No. 1 Florida (29-6) Tuesday evening at Dick Howser Stadium in front of a season-high 5,979 fans. Freshman Cooper Swanson and junior Jackson Lueck hit home runs for the Seminoles, but Florida used 11 hits to outlast FSU.

"We made a couple of mistakes and they were taken advantage of," head coach Mike Martin said. "We battled and we didn't get it done. We've got a good ball club, we just can't make three errors and expect to win. Of course, you have to give credit to the other club, they did a very good job."

Starting pitcher Andrew Karp (5-3) threw 77 pitches in four innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and struck out five. After the game, Martin announced that Karp would start Sunday's series finale against Duke.

Swanson homered in the third inning to give FSU a 1-0 lead. It was his second home run of the season and his first at-bat against the Gators.

Karp struck out five in the first three innings on two hits before Florida scored three in the top of the fourth inning. Jonathan India singled, stole second base and scored on Wil Dalton's double to tie the score. Austin Langworthy and Blake Reese singled to give the visitors a 3-1 lead.

Both teams went to the bullpen in the fifth. Clayton Kwiatkowski pitched the fifth for FSU and Tommy Mace (3-0) was relieved by Jack Leftwich after walking Nick Derr in the bottom of the inning. Mace, on a pitch count, earned the win despite not pitching four innings. Leftwich walked Swanson, Steven Wells bunted both runners up a base and Derr scored on Mike Salvatore's ground out to cut the lead in half.

Florida scored two more runs in the sixth inning but Jonah Scolaro and CJ Van Eyk did a good job limiting the damage. Leading 5-2, the Gators had runners on second and third when Scolaro struck out Reese, forced a grounder to the mound to retire the lead runner and Van Eyk got Nick Horvath to fly out.

FSU left the bases loaded without denting the Florida lead in the sixth inning. For the game, the Seminoles left seven runners on base.

Jackson Lueck hit a solo home run off Leftwich in the seventh inning, his final batter faced. After walking Rhett Aplin, Andrew Baker forced a Cal Raleigh pop up to end the frame. JJ Schwarz homered off Van Eyk for a 6-3 lead in the eighth inning.

Four players had two hits for the Gators, while FSU managed just five against four Florida pitchers. Closer Michael Byrne earned his eighth save of the year, pitching 1.1 innings to close out the game.

Of Note

Cal Raleigh threw out two runners Tuesday. Raleigh has thrown out eight runners this season.
Cooper Swanson's third-inning home run was his second as a Seminole. It was his first career at-bat against the Gators.
Mike Salvatore has a hit in 12 of the last 13 games.
Jackson Lueck hit his team-high seventh home run of the season in the seventh inning. He has 20 for his career.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Mike Salvatore          SS        5  0  1   1  0  1  1  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  1   1  0  0  3  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        2  0  0   0  2  1  7  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  0  1   0  1  0  9  3
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  0   0  0  3  2  2
Reese Albert            RF        4  0  1   0  0  2  1  0
Nick Derr               2B        2  1  0   0  2  1  1  1
Cooper Swanson          DH        3  1  1   1  1  1  0  0
Steven Wells            CF        2  0  0   0  0  0  2  0
Andrew Karp             P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            1  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  2
                                 ========================
FSU                              29  3  5   3  6  9 27  8
Opp                              36  6 11   6  1 10 27 11

E - FSU-Mike Salvatore (5), Cal Raleigh 2 (7)
2B - Opp-2
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (7), Cooper Swanson (2)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Steven Wells (6)
SH - FSU-Steven Wells (2)
SB - Opp-2
CS - Opp-2

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Andrew Karp          L (5-3)    4.0  6  3  2  0  5
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.0  1  2  2  1  1
Jonah Scolaro                   0.2  2  0  0  0  1
C.J. Van Eyk                    2.1  2  1  1  0  3
Conor Grady                     1.0  0  0  0  0  0
                               ===================
FSU                             9.0 11  6  5  1 10
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Duke 7, Florida State 1
04/13/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Baseball Falls to No. 12 Duke, 7-1.
Sands (shoulder tightness) leaves in fifth inning

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 10 Florida State (24-11, 8-8 ACC) fell 7-1 to No. 10 Duke (29-7, 11-5) in the series opener Friday evening on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Starting pitcher Cole Sands (6-2) allowed three first inning runs before leaving in the fifth inning with shoulder tightness.

Head coach Mike Martin said after the game he expects Sands to be available to pitch next week at Boston College.

Austin Pollock made his second relief appearance of the season, pitching 4.1 innings on limited rest after Sands abruptly exited.

Kyle Cavanaugh had FSU's lone RBI in the fourth inning.

Behind 6.2 innings from Adam Laskey (6-2), Duke's three first-inning runs proved more than enough. Aided by a pair of outfield errors by the Seminoles, the Blue Devils got three hits in the inning before Sands and Pollock combined to keep Duke scoreless for the next seven innings.

FSU hit just 2-for-17 with runners on base and left a runner on base seven times. Reese Albert was 2-for-2 with a walk, reaching in all three plate appearances, and was the only Seminole with multiple hits.

Ethan DeCaster earned his fifth save of the season, pitching the final 2.1 innings and allowing just one hit and one hit by pitch.

Chris Proctor had three hits and three RBI for the ACC Coastal Division-leading Blue Devils.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  0   0  0  0  1  3
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  0  0   0  0  2  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  0  1   0  1  0  9  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  0   0  0  0  7  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        2  1  1   0  1  1  2  3
Nick Derr               2B        3  0  1   0  0  1  1  3
Cooper Swanson          RF        4  0  1   0  0  2  3  0
Kyle Cavanaugh          DH        3  0  1   1  0  0  0  0
  Rafael Bournigal      PH        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        2  0  2   0  1  0  3  0
Cole Sands              P                            0  0
  Austin Pollock        P                            0  1
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              30  1  7   1  3  7 27 11
Opp                              33  7  8   5  4  8 27 15

E - FSU-Jackson Lueck (1), Cooper Swanson (2), Reese Albert (1)
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Reese Albert (3)
3B - Opp-1
HBP - Opp-3, FSU-Drew Mendoza (4), Nick Derr (4)
SB - Opp-4

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Cole Sands           L (6-2)    4.0  4  3  2  0  5
Austin Pollock                  4.1  3  3  3  2  3
Clayton Kwiatkowski             0.2  1  1  1  2  0
                               ===================
FSU                             9.0  8  7  6  4  8
Opp                  W-Sv       9.0  7  1  1  3  7





 
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Duke 6, Florida State 5
04/14/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Taylor Leads No. 12 Duke Past FSU, 6-5.
Lueck, Wells homer for the Seminoles.

TALLAHASSEE, FL -Kennie Taylor hit a triple in the ninth inning and a home run in the 11th inning to lead No. 12 Duke (30-7, 12-5 ACC) past No. 10 Florida State (24-12, 8-9) 6-5 in 11 innings Saturday afternoon on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Jackson Lueck and Steven Wells hit home runs for the Seminoles.

Starting pitcher Drew Parrish pitched 7.0 innings, striking out seven batters and giving up six hits, including a pair of home runs to Max Miller and Jimmy Herron. Herron's solo home run in the seventh inning broke a 3-3 tie.

Duke starting pitcher Mitch Stallings pitched 6.1 innings, striking out nine. He gave up just three hits and walked five. He allowed home runs to Jackson Lueck and Steven Wells among his five runs. After leaving in a chaotic seventh, both of his inherited runners scored on wild pitches from Duke relievers.

Jack Labosky, Duke's starting third baseman, pitched the final three innings without allowing a run to move to 2-0 on the season. He was 0-for-4 at the plate with a pair of strikeouts.

Conor Grady (3-2) allowed Taylor's game-winning home run in the 11th.

Lueck gave FSU a 2-0 lead with his eighth home run of the season in the third inning to score Wells. Lueck's eight home runs are one shy of his high of nine in 2017. Leftfielder Herron caught Lueck's ball at the warning track, but the ball and glove fell into the visiting bullpen for the home run.

Duke responded with a three-run home run in the top of the fourth off the bat of Miller, his first of the year. Parrish allowed a leadoff double to Zack Kone and walked Joey Loperfido. Both runners advanced a base when Lueck caught Griffin Conine's pop up in foul territory, a full-on sprint before crashing into the fence beyond the tarp on the third base line.

Miller's home run came three pitches after he lined a pitch down the left field line that was ruled just foul and upheld on replay.

Wells tied the game in the fifth inning with his second home run of the year. It was the senior's first multi-home run season after having one each his first three years.

Herron's home run was his second of the season and gave Duke a 4-3 lead in the top of the seventh. FSU retook the lead in the bottom of the inning, after Nick Derr walked and Cooper Swanson hit a pinch hit single to put runners on the corners. Stallings struck out Reese Albert before giving way to Matt Mervis. Mervis struck out Wells before a wild pitch to Mike Salvatore scored Derr to tie the game at 4-4.

After Salvatore walked and Swanson stole third base, Matt Dockman entered and walked Lueck on four pitches to load the bases. Bryce Jarvis, Duke's fourth pitcher of the inning, threw a wild pitch to Aplin to score Swanson and give FSU a 5-4 lead.

Freshman Jonah Scolaro pitched a perfect eighth inning before giving up the one-out triple to Taylor. Michael Smiciklas singled up the middle to score Taylor and tie the game at 5-5.

Taylor's home run in the 11th was his second of the year.

Of Note

Steven Wells walked in the third inning, his 29th of the season. That is more than he had his first three seasons combined (28).
Wells hit his second home run of the season in the fifth inning to tie the game. He had one home run each as a freshman, sophomore and junior.
Jackson Lueck hit his team-high eighth home run of the season and 21st of his career. He is one shy of his career high (9 in 2017). His 26 RBI are second on the team (Raleigh, 28).
Rhett Aplin drew three walks, tied for his most in a game. He now has 32 on the seasons, most on the team.
Reese Albert made a pair of diving catches in centerfield. It was his second straight start in center as J.C. Flowers recovers from jaw surgery last month.
Drew Parrish's 7.0 innings are his most since throwing 7.1 innings against Notre Dame (3/17). Parrish allowed four earned runs, his most given up this year.
FSU is now 1-1 in extra-inning games this season. FSU won last month at North Carolina, 6-3 in 10 innings.
The Seminoles hit into four double plays Saturday and have hit into seven over the first two games of the series.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  1   0  1  0  1  1
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  1   2  1  1  6  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        2  0  1   0  3  1  7  0
Cal Raleigh             C         5  0  0   0  0  2 10  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  0   0  1  2  0  0
Nick Derr               2B        2  1  0   0  2  1  1  2
Kyle Cavanaugh          DH        2  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
  Cooper Swanson        PH-DH     2  1  1   0  0  1  0  0
  Jared Herron          PH        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        5  0  0   0  0  3  6  0
Steven Wells            RF        3  2  1   1  1  1  2  0
Drew Parrish            P                            0  1
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              34  5  5   3  9 13 33  5
Opp                              42  6  9   6  4 11 33 11

2B - Opp-3
3B - Opp-1
HR - Opp-3, FSU-Jackson Lueck (8), Steven Wells (2)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Nick Derr (5)
SB - FSU-Cooper Swanson (3)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Drew Parrish                    7.0  6  4  4  2  7
Jonah Scolaro                   1.1  2  1  1  0  2
Conor Grady          L (3-2)    2.2  1  1  1  2  2
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FSU                            11.0  9  6  6  4 11
Opp                  W         11.0  5  5  5  9 13





 
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Florida State 4, Stetson 0
04/17/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Karp, Van Eyk Combine For One-Hitter in Win vs. Stetson.
Steven Wells hits third home run.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Pitchers Andrew Karp and CJ Van Eyk combined to allow just one hit in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Stetson on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles (25-12) have beaten the Hatters (28-9) in 14 consecutive games.

"You saw a group tonight that was not concerned with anything but the team," head coach Mike Martin said. "Saw some at-bats that were not the greatest, but we didn't come back to the bench and pout or worry about themselves. We played the game Florida State's way. Pleased with the effort and more than any time this season I was pleased with the approach."

Karp (6-3) pitched five innings, allowing just one hit and striking out nine without issuing a walk. Karp was on a limited pitch count as he is expected to start the Sunday series finale at Boston College this weekend. He finished with 67 pitches on the evening.

"Karp just knew what we needed," Martin said. "He didn't put any pressure on himself; he just went out and pitched beautifully. We know he will be ready to go Sunday."

Karp's lone hit allowed was a hard-hit ball by Andrew MacNeil off the glove of first baseman Rhett Aplin in the fifth inning. Karp hit two batters and FSU faced just three batters over the minimum.

Van Eyk relieved Karp in the sixth and retired all 12 batters he faced, including five strikeouts, to earn his second save of the season. Karp and Van Eyk combined to strike out 14 batters without issuing a walk. It was the fourth time this season that FSU has struck out at least 10 batters without allowing a walk.

For the Hatters, Austin Hale was hit by a pitch in the third inning and stranded at first base. MacNeil singled and Eric Foggo was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning, but Hale and Jon Meola were retired to end the threat. Stetson did not have a batter reach third base in the game.

Karp lowered his earned run average to 2.89 and his 65 strikeouts on the year lead the team. Van Eyk's 2.63 ERA is the lowest among FSU's relievers.

Senior Steven Wells hit his third home run of the season, and second in as many games, off Joey Gonzalez (6-3) to start the fifth inning. Jackson Lueck doubled the lead to 2-0 with a bases loaded walk.

FSU got two more runs without a hit in the sixth inning off the Stetson bullpen. Vlad Nunez hit Nick Derr with a pitch and walked Wells, with both runners moving up a base on a wild pitch. Nunez's second wild pitch, on ball four to Aplin, scored Derr for a 3-0 lead. A Mike Salvatore ground out provided the final margin.

Wells and Rafael Bournigal singled in the eighth inning and Cal Raleigh walked to load the bases but FSU could not add to the lead.

Van Eyk struck out Jorge Arenas swinging to end the game.

Winning Score
Steven Wells' third home run of the season broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning and gave FSU a 1-0 lead. Wells has homered in two consecutive games and has three on the season. The senior had one each of his first three seasons as a Seminole.

Of Note

As part of a revamped lineup, first baseman Rhett Aplin hit leadoff for the first time in his career. He drew two walks, bumping his season total to 34, one of three Noles with at least 30 walks on the season.
Steven Wells' home run was his third of the season. He hit one each of his first three seasons.
Andrew Karp struck out nine hitters without a walk Tuesday. Karp has six starts in his career with at least eight strikeouts and zero walks (three each in 2017 and 2018).
Entering the game, Stetson ranked third in the country with a 3.29 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Tuesday, FSU hitters drew 10 walks and struck out just six times.
Florida State has won 14 consecutive games against Stetson, the longest in series history.
Tuesday's win snaps a five-game losing streak for FSU. The longest losing streak in school history is six games.
FSU allowed just one hit in the game, the fewest hits allowed since a combined no-hitter in 2016 against Toledo. FSU last threw a one-hitter against Boston College in 2014.
Cal Raleigh tied a career high with three walks (against Florida in 2016 Super Regionals).
The shutout was FSU's second this season; the Noles also beat Jacksonville 4-0 earlier this year.
After the game, head coach Mike Martin announced that junior starting pitcher Cole Sands would miss his scheduled start at Boston College this weekend due to biceps tendonitis.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,969th of his career. He needs just 7 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is now 31-4 against Stetson.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Rhett Aplin             1B        3  0  0   0  2  0  9  2
Mike Salvatore          SS        5  1  1   1  0  0  0  1
Cal Raleigh             C         2  0  0   0  3  2 11  3
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  0  0   0  1  1  1  1
Jackson Lueck           LF        2  0  0   1  2  1  1  0
Reese Albert            CF        3  0  0   0  0  1  2  0
Nick Derr               DH        3  1  0   0  0  1  0  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        4  0  1   0  0  0  0  3
Steven Wells            RF        2  2  2   1  2  0  1  0
Andrew Karp             P                            2  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              27  4  4   3 10  6 27 10
Opp                              28  0  1   0  0 14 24  9

HR - FSU-Steven Wells (3)
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Drew Mendoza (5), Nick Derr (6)
SH - FSU-Reese Albert (2)
SB - FSU-Rhett Aplin (2), Mike Salvatore (6)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Andrew Karp          W (6-3)    5.0  1  0  0  0  9
C.J. Van Eyk         Sv(2)      4.0  0  0  0  0  5
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FSU                             9.0  1  0  0  0 14
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Florida State 18, Stetson 10
04/18/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Use Long Ball to Top Stetson, 18-10.
Raleigh's two HR lead offensive explosion.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 18 Florida State (26-12) beat Stetson (28-10) 18-10 Wednesday afternoon to sweep the two-game midweek series at Dick Howser Stadium. Cal Raleigh hit two home runs and was among six players to go deep for the Seminoles.

FSU set season highs with 18 runs and 20 hits. Along with seven home runs, the most in a game for the Noles since 2009, FSU added five doubles. Drew Mendoza was 5-for-6 with a home run, two doubles and two RBI.

Joining Raleigh on the home run ledger was Mendoza (4th of season), Steven Wells (4), Jackson Lueck (team-high 9), Rafael Bournigal (2) and pitcher Cobi Johnson. For Johnson, it was his second at-bat as a Seminole and his first since his freshman season in 2015.

Starting pitcher Austin Pollock (3-3) pitched 3.2 innings and allowed four runs on five hits. Ben Onyshko (2-1) allowed three runs on five hits over the first two innings for the Hatters.

After mustering four hits in Tuesday's 4-0 shutout of the Hatters, FSU had four in the first inning Wednesday, highlighted by Raleigh's three-run home run, his fifth of the season. Mike Salvatore, Mendoza and Wells, on a bunt down the third-base line, also singled in the frame.

The Hatters got two back off Pollock in the second inning on a single from Jonathan Meola. FSU answered with back-to-back home runs from Mendoza and Wells in the third inning off reliever Chris Gonzalez.

Meola added an RBI double in the fourth inning and Austin Hale scored on an RBI groundout by Bruce Martin to cut the FSU lead to 5-4. Sophomore Clayton Kwiatkowski relieved Pollock and got a one-pitch out to end the threat in the fourth. He pitched 2.1 innings without allowing a hit.

Nick Derr pinch hit for Cooper Swanson in the fifth inning and reached on an infield single to third base. Mendoza singled to put runners on the corners and ended Gonzalez's day. Stetson closer Brooks Wilson allowed a bunt single RBI to Wells that extended the lead to 6-4 but retired the next three batters to limit the damage.

FSU broke the game open in the sixth and seventh innings, scoring 11 runs over the two frames. The Noles hit three home runs and two doubles in the sixth. In the seventh, pinch-hitters Kyle Cavanaugh (HBP) and Jonathan Foster (double) reached before Johnson's home run into the visiting bullpen made the score 15-4.

Pinch-hitters Jared Herron and Skylar Frey followed with hits of their own and scored when Stetson shortstop Jorge Arenas dropped a pop up from Salvatore. Mendoza's second double of the game scored Cavanaugh in the bottom of the eighth.

Stetson scored six runs over the final two frames with home runs from Eric Foggo and Mike Spooner.

Winning Score
Rafael Bournigal hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to give Florida State a 12-4 lead. It was FSU's third home run of the inning and sixth of the game. Bournigal has two home runs this year.

Of Note

Florida State has won 15 straight games against the Hatters, the longest win streak in series history. The teams will meet one more time in 2018 in DeLand next Tuesday.
Cal Raleigh has started 162 consecutive games, with 159 of those at catcher. Raleigh hit two home runs for the first time in his career and set a career high with five RBI. He is the second Nole with two home runs in a game this season (Rhett Aplin at Florida).
FSU hit seven home runs Wednesday, the most since hitting seven against Miami in 2009. FSU has hit at least seven home runs in a game six times in school history (1977, 1982, 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2018.)
Shortstop Mike Salvatore has at least one hit in 15 of his past 17 games. His 38 hits are third-most on the team (tied with Raleigh), behind Drew Mendoza (47) and Rhett Aplin (40).
Aplin walked three more times Wednesday and has drawn 11 over the past five games. His 37 are the most on the team.
Drew Mendoza and Steven Wells hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning. Wells has homered in three straight games, the first Seminole since Dylan Busby in the 2016 ACC Tournament to hit a home run in three straight games. Wells had three home runs in his first three seasons combined.
Wells successfully reached base in all eight plate appearances against Stetson (6-for-6, 2 walks). His four hits Wednesday set a career high.
With five hits, Mendoza leads FSU with 13 multi-hit games. His five hits set a career high and are the most for a Seminole this season.
Stetson closer Brooks Wilson allowed four extra-base hits in the sixth inning. He had not allowed an XBH in 34.2 innings entering Wednesday.
FSU's 20 hits are the teams most in a game this season. The six runs scored in the sixth inning are the most in an inning this year. The 18 runs scored are also a season high.
FSU's 18 runs scored are its most against Stetson since scoring 19 in 2008.
Pitcher Cobi Johnson hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning. It was his second career at-bat and first since his freshman season in 2015.
Stetson entered the series with the best ERA in the country at 2.29. After allowing 20 earned runs over the past two games, that ERA now sits at 2.75.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,970th of his career. He needs just 6 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is now 32-4 against Stetson.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        5  1  1   0  1  1  2  7
Jackson Lueck           LF-RF     6  1  1   1  0  2  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        1  2  0   0  3  0  9  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH-1B     0  2  0   0  1  0  2  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  2  2   5  1  1  5  0
  Jonathan Foster       PH-C      2  1  1   0  0  0  1  0
Cooper Swanson          DH        2  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Nick Derr             PH-DH     2  1  1   0  0  0  0  0
  Cobi Johnson          P         1  1  1   3  1  0  0  0
  Shane Drohan          P         0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P         0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        6  2  5   2  0  0  0  3
Steven Wells            RF        4  2  4   3  0  0  1  0
  Jared Herron          PH-LF     2  0  1   0  0  1  1  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        5  2  1   2  1  2  2  1
Reese Albert            CF        3  0  1   0  1  0  2  0
  Skylar Frey           PH-CF     2  1  1   0  0  0  1  0
Austin Pollock          P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
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FSU                              44 18 20  16  9  7 27 11
Opp                              36 10  8   9  5  6 24  7

E - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (6), Kyle Cavanaugh (1)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Jonathan Foster (2), Drew Mendoza 2 (11), Steven Wells (5), Skylar Frey (1)
HR - Opp-2, FSU-Jackson Lueck (9), Cal Raleigh 2 (6), Cobi Johnson (1), Drew Mendoza (4), Steven Wells (4), Rafael Bournigal (2)
HBP - FSU-Kyle Cavanaugh (2)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (7), Rhett Aplin (3)
CS - FSU-Reese Albert (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Austin Pollock       W (3-3)    3.2  5  4  4  2  4
Clayton Kwiatkowski             2.1  0  0  0  0  1
Cobi Johnson                    2.0  1  2  2  1  0
Shane Drohan                    0.0  0  2  2  2  0
Tyler Ahearn                    1.0  2  2  2  0  1
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FSU                             9.0  8 10 10  5  6
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Florida State 13, Boston College 12
04/20/2018, Brighton, Mass.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Outlast Eagles, Top BC in 11 innings.
Wells perfect at the plate for third straight game.

BRIGHTON, MA - No. 18 Florida State scored three runs in the 11th inning, including an RBI single by Cobi Johnson, and held off Boston College for a 13-12 win Friday evening. Conor Grady (4-2) earned the win for the Seminoles (27-12, 9-9 ACC), while Clayton Kwiatkowski saved his second game of the season. Thomas Lane (1-3) allowed three runs in the 11th for the Eagles (13-24, 5-14).

Jackson Lueck was one of five Noles with multiple hits, bashing his team-high 10th home run of the season to give FSU a 2-1 lead. Rhett Aplin, Cal Raleigh, Drew Mendoza and Steven Wells also had more than one hit.

For Wells, who went 3-for-3 with two walks and a sacrifice bunt, he was perfect from the plate for the third straight game. Over the last three games, Wells is hitting 9-for-9 with four walks and a sacrifice bunt in 14 plate appearances. Before his sacrifice bunt in the 11th inning, Wells had reached base safely in 13 consecutive plate appearances, one shy of the FSU record.

Lueck led FSU with four RBI, Wells had two on a single off the centerfield wall and Mike Salvatore, Mendoza, Reese Albert, Rafael Bournigal and Johnson added one each.

Drew Parrish pitched 6.0 innings for FSU, allowing three earned runs on six hits. He was in line for his third win of the season before the Seminoles allowed seven runs over the 7th-9th innings as the Eagles erased a 10-3 seventh-inning deficit.

The Seminole defense, in sub-50 degree temperatures and a strong wind for much of the night, were tabbed with six errors, a season high.

In the 11th inning, Lane walked Mendoza and Albert before Wells' sacrifice bunt was thrown away to load the bases with no outs. Bournigal walked to give FSU a 11-10 lead, Johnson singled to score another run and Lueck hit a sacrifice fly for the third run and a 13-10 lead.

Boston College doubled, walked and singled to get a run back before FSU recorded an out. A sacrifice bunt put runners on the corners and Jack Cunningham singled off Kwiatkowski to plate another run before a fly out to Wells in right field ended the game four hours and 50 minutes after it began.

Winning Score
Jackson Lueck had four RBI in the game, including a two-run home run in the third inning, but his sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning scored Rafael Bournigal and gave FSU a 13-10 lead.

Of Note

Cal Raleigh has started 163 consecutive games, with 160 of those at catcher.
Rhett Aplin walked again Friday and has drawn 12 over the past six games. His 38 are the most on the team. Aplin hit two doubles, scored two runs and added an HBP Friday, his fourth career game with multiple doubles. In ACC games, Aplin is hitting .357.
Jackson Lueck hit his team-high 10th home run in the third inning, giving FSU a 2-1 lead. His 10 home runs are a new season high (9 in 2017).
Steven Wells successfully reached in his first five plate appearances (two walks and three singles). Before an error on a sacrifice bunt in the 11th inning, Wells had reached in 13 consecutive plate appearances (9-for-9, four walks). Wells leads FSU with a .474 on-base percentage and his batting average has jumped from .195 to .271 in that three-game span.
The FSU record for consecutive times on base is 14 plate appearances by Taylor Walls in 2017.
FSU scored five runs in the fifth inning, the 18th inning scoring four or more runs this season. FSU is 13-1 when recording a "big inning".
As a team, FSU drew 12 walks. The Seminoles entered the weekend leading the country with 235 walks.
FSU scored double-digit runs for the seventh time this season and the second time in consecutive games (March 5-6 vs. Kansas).
Raleigh threw out his ninth baserunner of the year to end the seventh inning.
FSU tallied 13 hits Friday, the most in a road game this season. Over the past two games, FSU has recorded 33 hits and 31 runs.
FSU improved to 2-1 in extra-innings games.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,971st of his career. He needs just 5 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is now 31-5 against Boston College.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        6  1  0   1  1  0  2  2
Jackson Lueck           LF        6  1  2   4  0  3  5  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  2  2   0  1  0  8  2
Cal Raleigh             C         5  1  2   0  1  1 11  2
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  2  2   1  3  0  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        3  2  0   1  3  0  2  0
Steven Wells            RF        3  2  3   2  2  0  4  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        4  2  1   1  1  1  1  5
Nick Derr               DH        3  0  0   0  0  2  0  0
  Cobi Johnson          PH-DH     3  0  1   1  0  2  0  0
  Skylar Frey           PR        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Drew Parrish            P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              41 13 13  11 12  9 33 11
Opp                              46 12 14  10  6 12 33 12

E - Opp-2, FSU-Mike Salvatore (7), Cal Raleigh (8), Drew Mendoza (9), Steven Wells (2), Rafael Bournigal 2 (4)
2B - Opp-4, FSU-Rhett Aplin 2 (11)
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (10)
HBP - Opp-3, FSU-Rhett Aplin (2)
SH - Opp-1, FSU-Steven Wells (3), Rafael Bournigal (2)
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (3)
SB - Opp-2, FSU-Mike Salvatore (8), Steven Wells (3)
CS - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Drew Parrish                    6.0  6  5  3  3  4
Jonah Scolaro                   2.1  4  4  3  0  4
Conor Grady          W (4-2)    1.2  3  3  3  3  3
Clayton Kwiatkowski  Sv(2)      1.0  1  0  0  0  1
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FSU                            11.0 14 12  9  6 12
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Florida State 13, Boston College 7
04/21/2018, Boston, Mass.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Bats Explode at Fenway in Win vs. BC.
Wells ties career high with four hits.

BOSTON, MA - Playing at historic Fenway Park for the first time in program history, No. 18 Florida State (28-12, 10-9 ACC) beat Boston College 13-7 in front of 5,433 fans as part of the Eagles' annual Pete Frates ALS Awareness Game. Steven Wells continued to swing a hot bat, hitting 4-for-5 Saturday and 13-for-14 over the past four games. His average has jumped from .195 to .297 in that span.

"It was special because we were able to play in a game that was so meaningful for ALS," head coach Mike Martin said. "Pete Frates was a young man that we competed against and he was a heck of a player. The turnout was great today and our guys will tell their kids that they played here."

Tyler Ahearn (1-0) earned his first career win, pitching four innings and allowing just one run. Cobi Johnson earned the save, pitching the final three innings, and also went 1-for-4 with three RBI as the DH. His two-run triple gave FSU an 11-5 lead in the sixth inning.

CJ Van Eyk made his second career start, allowing five runs (four earned) and five walks in two innings before Ahearn took over.

Wells again led the Florida State offense. Over the past four games, Wells has reached base in all 20 plate appearances - 13 hits, five walks and twice reached on an error (one a sacrifice bunt). Wells leads FSU with a .490 on-base percentage and is second with a .297 average.

"I don't know what Steven is doing, I need to ask him," Martin said of Wells. "This guy is seeing the ball very well, not trying to do too much. He's hit the ball to right field a number of times. He's hit home runs. I'm excited for him because he means so much to our team."

"It's a little surreal right now," Wells said of his current run. "I'm just working on fixing my bat plane and staying through the zone a little longer and I've been seeing the ball great. I don't really have many words about it."

Wells' four hits tied a career high, first set Wednesday in FSU's win against Stetson.

Jackson Lueck and Reese Albert each added two of FSU's 13 hits. The Seminoles have scored in double digits in three straight games (44 runs total).

Johnson, a redshirt junior pitcher, made his first career start as the designated hitter. After earning his second career plate appearance Wednesday against Stetson (and hitting a three-run home run), Johnson has a hit in each of the last three games and two three-RBI games. At Fenway Saturday, Johnson's triple down the right field line was FSU's fifth three-bagger of the season.

Johnson took over on the mound in the seventh inning, allowing an eighth-inning run and three hits to earn the save.

"Meat (Mike Martin, Jr.) has done such a good job with him," Martin said of Johnson. "He has told us that we need to get Cobi some at-bats. We did a couple times yesterday and liked what we saw. Cobi Johnson is a pretty good baseball player."

Dan Metzdorf (0-6) pitched 4.0 innings for the Eagles, allowing seven runs (all earned) on five hits with seven walks. As a team, FSU drew 11 walks after entering the series' first in the country with 235 walks. The Seminoles have 23 walks against the Eagles.

Boston College took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but FSU answered with three in the top of the second. Wells dropped a ground-rule double into the right field stands for a run and Johnson and Nick Derr had RBI groundouts for a 3-2 lead.

The Eagles answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame for a 5-3 lead, but FSU scored nine consecutive runs over the next four innings. Rhett Aplin hit an RBI double in the third; Lueck doubled off the Green Monster in left field and Aplin had a sacrifice fly in the fourth; FSU scored four runs in the fifth on three hits, including an RBI double from Derr and a two-run single from Lueck.

The three-run sixth was highlighted by Johnson's two-run double.

Boston College scored a run in the sixth inning against Ahearn and in the eighth against Johnson, but could not get closer than a five-run deficit.

FSU capped the scoring in the ninth inning on back-to-back-to-back singles from Wells and pinch hitters Kyle Cavanaugh and Rafael Bournigal, the last of which provided the final margin.

Johnson worked around a walk and a fielding error in the ninth inning to close the game.

Winning Score
Jackson Lueck capped a four-run fifth inning with a two-run single to score Reese Albert and Nick Derr, giving the Seminoles a 9-5 lead.

Of Note

Steven Wells continued his hot streak, tying a career high with four hits. Over the past four games, Wells is 13-for-14 with five walks and twice reached via error (one a sacrifice bunt). Wells ranks second on the team with a .297 average (was .195 entering Tuesday's game) and leads the Noles with a .490 on-base percentage.
The FSU record for hits in consecutive plate appearances is 10 (Brian Cox in 1998). Wells was 12-for-12 over 18 plate appearances entering the seventh inning before reaching on an error by the BC shortstop.
FSU drew 11 walks and has 23 in two games against the Eagles. FSU entered the weekend series leading the country with 235 walks drawn.
FSU scored double-digit runs in three consecutive games for the first time since the Oakland series in 2017.
FSU tallied 13 hits Saturday for the second straight game. The 13 hits are the most in a road game this season. Over the past three games, FSU has recorded 46 hits and 44 runs.
The four-run fifth inning was the 19th "big inning" (at least four runs) of the season. FSU is 14-1 when recording a big inning.
Saturday's attendance of 5,433 was the most in the seven-year history of Boston College's ALS Awareness Game.
Cal Raleigh has started 164 consecutive games, with 161 of those at catcher.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,972nd of his career. He needs just 4 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins). Martin is now 32-5 against Boston College.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        5  1  0   1  1  0  3  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  1  2   2  3  1  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  0  1   2  0  1  7  1
Cal Raleigh             C         3  1  0   0  3  2  8  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  2  0   0  2  1  0  3
Steven Wells            RF        5  4  4   1  1  0  4  0
Cobi Johnson            DH-P      4  2  1   3  1  2  0  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH        1  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
Nick Derr               2B        5  1  1   2  0  1  0  3
  Rafael Bournigal      PH-2B     1  0  1   1  0  0  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        5  1  2   1  0  1  3  0
C.J. Van Eyk            P                            0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            1  0
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FSU                              40 13 13  13 11  9 27  8
Opp                              35  7  8   5  8  8 27 10

E - Opp-1, FSU-Cal Raleigh (9), Steven Wells (3), Rafael Bournigal (5)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (6), Rhett Aplin (12), Steven Wells (6), Nick Derr (3)
3B - FSU-Cobi Johnson (1)
HBP - FSU-Drew Mendoza (6), Reese Albert (1)
SF - FSU-Rhett Aplin (3)
SB - Opp-1

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C.J. Van Eyk                    2.0  4  5  4  5  4
Tyler Ahearn         W (1-0)    4.0  1  1  1  2  3
Cobi Johnson         Sv(1)      3.0  3  1  1  1  1
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Florida State 6, Boston College 1
04/22/2018, Brighton, Mass.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Cap Sweep of Boston College.
FSU takes five-game win streak to Stetson.

BRIGHTON, MA - No. 18 Florida State (29-12, 11-9 ACC) completed a three-game sweep of Boston College (13-26, 5-16) Sunday afternoon at the Harrington Athletics Village. FSU's 6-1 win was its fifth in a row overall and 33rd in 38 tries against the Eagles.

Junior pitcher Andrew Karp (7-3) made his first weekend start of the season, moving to the rotation after nine midweek starts. Pitching for the second time this week (5.0 innings Tuesday vs. Stetson), Karp allowed a run on six hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. The Eagles stranded eight runners in Karp's six innings.

Karp's seven wins are the most in the ACC.

Steven Wells capped his stellar week 1-for-3 and reached base two times. In five games this week, Wells hit 14-for-17 and reached base via hit, walk or error in 22 of 24 plate appearances.

Reese Albert, Nick Derr (two) and Rhett Aplin also had hits in the game.

The Eagles struck first on a third inning single from second baseman Brian Dempsey. Boston College stranded multiple runners on base in three of the first four innings and Karp escaped a bases loaded jam in the fourth, forcing a fly out to Drew Mendoza at third base.

BC starter Brian Rapp (3-5) retired the first 11 hitters of the game before Aplin's single in the fourth inning.

The Seminoles scored four runs on two hits in the fifth to take the lead for good. Mendoza walked and Wells singled before Albert singled to right field to tie the game at 1-1. Rapp balked to score Wells for a 2-1 FSU lead. Rapp tried to get the lead runner at the plate on Mike Salvatore's sacrifice bunt, but Albert was safe for a 3-1 lead.

Aplin capped the fifth inning with his fourth sacrifice fly of the season.

Derr doubled off Rapp to start the seventh before the Eagles went to the bullpen for Thomas Lane. Derr moved to third on a passed ball by catcher Jake Goodreau and scored on Salvatore's sacrifice fly.

Freshman Jonah Scolaro relieved Karp to start the seventh inning and earned his fourth save, pitching the final three innings. Scolaro struck out five straight hitters at one point and struck out the side in the eighth inning.

Albert was hit by a pitch in the top of the ninth and scored on Derr's second double of the game to provide the final margin.

Scolaro forced three fly outs in the ninth inning to close the game.

Winning Score
After Reese Albert singled to tie the game in the fifth inning, Steven Wells scored on Brian Rapp's balk to give FSU a 2-1 lead.

Of Note

Right fielder Steven Wells was 1-for-3 Sunday with a walk. Over the past five games, Wells is hitting 14-for-17 with six walks and twice reached on errors. During FSU's five-game win streak, he has been on base 22 of 24 plate appearances.
In that same span, Wells' average has jumped from .195 to .298.
FSU drew five more walks Sunday and had 28 in the three game series. FSU entered the weekend series leading the country with 235 walks drawn.
FSU scored four runs in the fifth inning, the fourth straight game with a "big inning" (at least four runs). FSU is 15-1 when recording a big inning.
Nick Derr had two doubles Sunday (both of FSU's extra base hits). It is his first career game with two doubles.
Andrew Karp won his second game this week and seventh of the season (7-3). Karp's seven wins are the most in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Cal Raleigh has started 165 consecutive games, with 162 of those at catcher.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,973rd of his career. He needs just 3 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins) and is now 33-5 against Boston College.

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Jackson Lueck           LF        4  0  0   0  1  2  2  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  0  1   1  0  0  4  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  0  0   0  1  1 11  2
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  0   0  1  1  1  0
Steven Wells            RF        3  1  1   0  1  1  3  0
Cobi Johnson            DH        2  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
  Rafael Bournigal      PH-DH     2  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        3  2  1   1  0  0  4  0
Nick Derr               2B        3  2  2   1  1  0  0  1
Andrew Karp             P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
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FSU                              29  6  5   5  5  8 27  3
Opp                              33  1  8   1  4 12 27  8

2B - Opp-1, FSU-Nick Derr 2 (5)
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Reese Albert (2)
SH - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (1)
SF - FSU-Mike Salvatore (6), Rhett Aplin (4)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (2), Reese Albert (2)
CS - Opp-1

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Andrew Karp          W (7-3)    6.0  6  1  1  3  7
Jonah Scolaro        Sv(4)      3.0  2  0  0  1  5
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FSU                             9.0  8  1  1  4 12
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Stetson 5, Florida State 3
04/24/2018, DeLand, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Fall at Stetson, 5-3.
Five errors lead to three unearned Stetson runs. DeLAND, FL - No. 14 Florida State (29-13) committed five errors, and three of Stetson's five runs were unearned, in the Hatters (31-11) 5-3 win over the Seminoles Tuesday afternoon at Melching Field. Austin Pollock (3-4) allowed eight hits in six innings but just one unearned run. Cal Raleigh and Mike Salvatore each had two of FSU's seven hits.

Stetson scored a run in the first and second innings on five hits and three FSU errors to take a 2-0 lead. The Seminoles answered with an RBI single from Rhett Aplin in the third, but a strikeout and caught stealing ended any further possible damage against Stetson starter Joey Gonzalez (7-3).

Nick Derr doubled with two outs in the fourth inning, his third straight game with a two-bagger, but was picked off to end the inning as the tying run.

In the bottom of the fourth, Stetson scored two more unearned runs on a double by Jacob Koos. Jorge Arenas and Baylen Sparks scored after reaching on errors in the infield.

In addition to five errors, FSU twice ended an inning offensively on the base paths, with Aplin getting caught stealing in the third and Derr picked off after his double in the fourth.

Pollock retired seven of his final eight batters faced and was relieved by Clayton Kwiatkowski, who walked the bases loaded in the seventh. With one out, Kwiatkowski gave way to freshman Conor Grady, making his 16th appearance of the year. Eric Foggo hit a sacrifice fly to give Stetson a 5-1 lead, but Reese Albert's diving catch in center field ended the threat.

After Steven Wells walked and Jackson Lueck singled to start the eighth, Stetson turned to closer Brooks Wilson out of the bullpen. Wilson walked Drew Mendoza with the bases loaded and Albert hit a sacrifice fly that scored Lueck to cut the Stetson lead to 5-3. Derr flew out to right field to end the inning.

After a perfect bottom of the eighth from Grady, Salvatore singled and Lueck was hit by a pitch, but Wilson got Aplin swinging to end the game and earn his 15th save of the season.

Of Note

Earlier Tuesday, right fielder Steven Wells was named the National Hitter of the Week by the NCBWA. Wells hit 14-for-17 with an on-base percentage of .870 in five games last week against Stetson and Boston College. Wells tied a career high Tuesday, reaching base for an eighth straight game.
Cal Raleigh has started 166 consecutive games, with 163 of those at catcher. Raleigh had two of FSU's seven hits Tuesday.
Rhett Aplin and Raleigh walked Tuesday, their team-high 39th of the season. Aplin reached base for the 21st straight game, the longest active streak on the team. His four-game hitting streak is also the longest on the team.
Nick Derr has at least one double in three straight games. Four of Derr's six doubles have come in that span.
Starting pitcher Austin Pollock tied a career high with six innings pitched. It was Pollock's fourth start allowing one or fewer earned runs.
Stetson's win snapped a series-high 15-game winning streak for Florida State.
FSU's three runs scored were the Noles' fewest against Stetson since 1992 (2-0 win).

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Steven Wells            RF        3  1  0   0  1  2  2  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  1  1   0  0  2  2  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  1   1  1  2  8  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  0  2   0  1  1  4  3
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  0  0   1  1  1  0  1
Reese Albert            CF        3  0  0   1  0  1  5  0
Nick Derr               2B        4  0  1   0  0  0  1  2
Rafael Bournigal        DH        3  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  1  2   0  0  0  1  1
Austin Pollock          P                            1  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              30  3  7   3  5  9 24  7
Opp                              34  5  8   4  3  7 27  8

E - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (2), Drew Mendoza (10), Nick Derr (3), Mike Salvatore 2 (9)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Nick Derr (6)
HBP - FSU-Steven Wells (7), Jackson Lueck (3)
SH - FSU-Jackson Lueck (1)
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Reese Albert (1)
SB - Opp-3
CS - FSU-Rhett Aplin (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Austin Pollock       L (3-4)    6.0  8  4  1  0  5
Clayton Kwiatkowski             0.1  0  1  1  3  0
Conor Grady                     1.2  0  0  0  0  2
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FSU                             8.0  8  5  2  3  7
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Florida State 2, Miami 0
04/27/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Parrish, Raleigh Lead Noles Past Hurricanes, 2-0.
Parrish strikes out career-high 13; Raleigh 2-R HR.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Sophomore Drew Parrish struck out a career-high 13 batters in eight innings pitched, and junior Cal Raleigh hit a two-run home run in the first inning, as FSU held on for a 2-0 win over the Miami Hurricanes Friday evening at Dick Howser Stadium. Jonah Scolaro earned his fifth save of the season, striking out the two batters he faced with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.

"It seems that every game we've played against the University of Miami in my career has gone down to the ninth inning," head coach Mike Martin said. "It was a game I'm sure our fans enjoyed and it was a well-played game. I was very pleased with Drew Parrish - he pitched so well."

Making his first career appearance against the Hurricanes, Parrish (3-0) earned his first win since March 17, allowing just four hits and three walks while striking out 13. The 13 strikeouts are the most for a Seminole this season and one more than his previous high of 12 in 2017.

Against Parrish, Miami reached third base just once - after a sacrifice bunt moved two runners into scoring position with two outs in the eighth inning. On the bunt from Willy Escala, Parrish got off the mound quick and threw to Rhett Aplin at first base, beating Escala by a step. Parrish forced a Romy Gonzalez fly out to center field to end the inning.

The only other runner to reach second base for Miami was Freddy Zamora on a two-out double in the third inning.

Miami's Jeb Bargfeldt (2-4) walked Aplin in the first inning before Raleigh's seventh home run of the season gave the Seminoles a 2-0 lead. Bargfeldt allowed just two more hits in the game, pitching an eight-inning complete game and allowing three hits while striking out nine.

Raleigh and Drew Mendoza singled and doubled, respectively, in the seventh inning, putting runners on second and third with one out. Bargfeldt struck out Nick Derr and forced a pop up to Cooper Swanson to end the threat.

Conor Grady took the mound for FSU in the ninth inning, allowing a single, a walk and a hit by pitch to load the bases with one out before giving way to Scolaro. Gabe Rivera worked a 3-1 count before striking out swinging, and pinch hitter Michael Amditis struck out looking to cap FSU's first shutout against Miami since a 2-0 win in 2011.

Winning Score
Cal Raleigh's first of two hits in the game was a two-run home run in the first inning that scored Rhett Aplin. The home run was Raleigh's seventh of the season and 26th of his career.

Of Note

Cal Raleigh has started 167 consecutive games, with 164 of those at catcher. Raleigh gave FSU a 2-0 lead in the first inning with his seventh home run of the season and team-high 26th of his career. It was his first career home run against the Hurricanes.
First baseman Rhett Aplin walked in the first inning, his team-high 40th of the season. He has successfully reached base in 22 straight games, the longest active streak on the team.
Drew Parrish struck out 13 hitters Friday, the most in his career. It was his second career game with double-digit strikeouts (12 vs. Tennessee Tech in the 2017 Tallahassee Regional). It was the third time a Seminole pitcher struck out 10 or more hitters this season (Andrew Karp - 12 at Jacksonville, 10 vs. UCF).
Raleigh's two RBI give him 35 for the season, one more than Jackson Lueck for the team lead.
Raleigh threw out his 11th base stealer of the season to end the seventh inning. Michael Burns was originally called safe, but review overturned the call on the field, confirming that Nick Derr placed the tag in time.
Jonah Scolaro earned his team-high fifth save of the season.
The win was FSU's 16th all-time shutout against Miami and first since a 2-0 win in 2011. It was FSU's first shutout of Miami in Tallahassee since 2003 (1-0 and 12-0).

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,974th of his career. He needs just 2 more to become the winningest coach in college baseball history. He currently only trails the late Augie Garrido (1,975 wins) and has beaten Miami 98 times.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  0   0  0  1  1  1
Jackson Lueck           LF        2  0  0   0  2  1  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  1  0   0  1  0  5  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  1  2   2  0  0 15  1
Steven Wells            RF        3  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  0  1   0  0  1  0  3
Nick Derr               2B        3  0  0   0  0  2  2  0
Cooper Swanson          DH        3  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        3  0  0   0  0  2  3  0
Drew Parrish            P                            0  1
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              27  2  3   2  3  9 27  6
Opp                              30  0  5   0  4 15 24  3

E - FSU-Cal Raleigh (10)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (12)
HR - FSU-Cal Raleigh (7)
HBP - Opp-1
SH - Opp-1
SB - Opp-1
CS - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Drew Parrish         W (3-0)    8.0  4  0  0  3 13
Conor Grady                     0.1  1  0  0  1  0
Jonah Scolaro        Sv(5)      0.2  0  0  0  0  2
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FSU                             9.0  5  0  0  4 15
Opp                  L          8.0  3  2  2  3  9





 
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Florida State 10, Miami 1
04/28/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Beat Hurricanes 10-1, Martin Ties Wins Record.
Van Eyk sets career highs for IP (7.1) and K's (10).

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Behind freshman pitcher CJ Van Eyk and three RBI by Drew Mendoza, Florida State (31-13, 13-9) topped Miami (17-25, 10-13) 10-1 to secure the series against the Hurricanes. The win was the 1,975th of head coach Mike Martin's career, tying the late Augie Garrido for the most wins in college baseball history.

"This was an important game for us as we try to position ourselves for postseason play," Martin said. "This is very encouraging for us as coaches. Any time you see that zero errors in that last column, you're happy. We have to keep chopping wood."

In his first appearance against the Hurricanes, Van Eyk (2-0) had the best start of his career, pitching 7.1 innings, allowing seven hits, a walk and just one earned run on an eighth-inning home run. His 10 strikeouts were a career high, three more than his seven in relief against UNC Asheville last month. It was the second consecutive game the FSU starting pitcher has hit double-digits strikeouts (Drew Parrish, 13 Friday night).

"CJ is a very poised young man, loves to compete," Martin said of Van Eyk. "No way I expected him to go seven and change today. He did a very good job of keeping the ball down. That was an exceptional outing."

On offense, Mendoza and Rafael Bournigal each had two of FSU's nine hits. Mendoza had an RBI single in the fifth inning and a two-run home run in the seventh inning, his fifth of the season. Rhett Aplin added a two-run double in the eighth inning.

A pair of miscues in the first inning led to FSU's first run. Mike Salvatore drew a four-pitch walk to start the game and moved to second on a passed ball. After Jackson Lueck grounded out to move Salvatore to third, Cal Raleigh grounded to first base, but Evan McKendry (5-6) misplayed the toss at first base and Salvatore. Thanks to four Miami errors in the game, six of FSU's 10 runs were unearned.

FSU again manufactured a run in the third inning, culminating in Raleigh's third RBI of the weekend. Lueck singled up the middle and moved to second on a failed pick off by McKendry. Aplin sacrificed Lueck to third and scored on Raleigh's ground out to double the Seminole lead to 2-0.

Bournigal's RBI double in the fourth inning scored Steven Wells, who reached on a walk.

Raleigh doubled off McKendry in the fifth and scored on Mendoza's single up the middle for a 4-0 lead.

Florida State scored three more unearned runs in the seventh inning when second baseman Willy Escala dropped a pop up from Raleigh, allowing Salvatore to score. That was followed by Mendoza's fifth home run of the season for a 7-0 lead.

The Hurricanes scored their first run of the weekend in the top of the eighth on a first-pitch home run from Raymond Gil. That was followed by a single and double before Van Eyk was replaced with one out by Clayton Kwiatkowski. Kwiatkowski forced two pop ups to avoid any further damage.

Lueck was hit with the bases loaded before Aplin's two-run double provided the final margin in the bottom of the eighth.

Kwiatkowski closed out FSU's win with a perfect ninth inning, capped by Mendoza's diving grab at third base to end the game. Kwiatkowski retired all five batters he faced.

Winning Score
In the third inning, Jackson Lueck singled and moved to second on a failed pickoff by Miami pitcher Evan McKendry. Rhett Aplin sacrificed Lueck to third and scored on Cal Raleigh's groundout to give FSU a 2-0 lead.

Of Note

Mike Salvatore scored twice Saturday and now has a team-high 36 on the season.
Cal Raleigh tallied his team-high 36th RBI in the third inning. He hit his ninth double of the year in the fifth inning.
CJ Van Eyk set a new career high with his eighth strikeout in the fifth inning. He finished Saturday with 10; his previous high of 7 came against UNC Asheville in his second appearance.
FSU's starting pitchers have struck out 10+ batters in back-to-back games (Drew Parrish had 13 Friday). Entering the weekend, only Andrew Karp (twice) had double-digit strikeouts this year.
Rafael Bournigal's double in the fourth inning was his fifth of the season. It was his second multi-hit game of the season.
Drew Mendoza had a pair of extra-base hits Saturday, including his fifth home run of the season.
Rhett Aplin's two-run double in the eighth inning was his team-high 13th of the year.
FSU's one run allowed over the first two games against Miami are its fewest in a two-game span against the Hurricanes since 7-0 and 8-1 wins in 1993.
FSU's five-game ACC win streak is the longest in the regular season since 2016.

Road to 1,976
FSU's win was head coach Mike Martin's 1,975th of his career, tied with the late Augie Garrido for the most in college baseball history. He has beaten the University of Miami 99 times over his 39 years.

"For me to act like, 'What's the big deal?' That's hogwash. This program is built on togetherness; by the coaching staff, by the players. We have a great administration that gives us opportunities to be successful. We have our president here tonight. We have a family at Florida State. I'm so proud to be a Florida State Seminole. What has been accomplished is Florida State's accomplishment - I just got an opportunity to work for this great university, and I'm surrounded by people who have done so much to keep this program moving upward."

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        3  2  1   0  2  1  0  6
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  1   1  0  2  2  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  1   2  0  2  7  0
Cal Raleigh             C         5  2  1   1  0  1  9  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        5  1  2   3  0  2  2  1
Steven Wells            RF        3  1  0   0  1  3  3  0
Nick Derr               2B        3  1  0   0  1  1  2  1
Reese Albert            CF        3  1  1   0  1  2  2  0
Rafael Bournigal        DH        3  0  2   1  0  0  0  0
  Jonathan Foster       PH        0  1  0   0  0  0  0  0
C.J. Van Eyk            P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
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FSU                              33 10  9   8  5 14 27  9
Opp                              33  1  7   1  1 10 24  9

E - Opp-4
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Rhett Aplin (13), Cal Raleigh (9), Rafael Bournigal (5)
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (5)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (4)
SH - FSU-Rhett Aplin (1), Jonathan Foster (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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C.J. Van Eyk         W (2-0)    7.1  7  1  1  1 10
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.2  0  0  0  0  0
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FSU                             9.0  7  1  1  1 10
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Miami 11, Florida State 5
04/29/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Drop Series Finale vs. Miami.

TALLAHASSEE, FL � No. 14 Florida State fell in the series finale to Miami Sunday afternoon, dropping an 11-5 decision to the Hurricanes at Dick Howser Stadium in front of a crowd of 5,377. The Seminoles (31-14, 13-10 ACC) won the first two games of the series over Miami (18-25, 11-13).

Starting pitcher Andrew Karp left after just four outs due to a sickness. Jonah Scolaro (1-1) was the first of five relief pitchers for the Seminoles, allowing Isaac Quinones� three-run home run in the fifth inning to give the Hurricanes the lead for good.

�You tip your hat to the University of Miami, they did a very good job,� head coach Mike Martin said. �Andrew wanted so much to pitch and pitch well, wanted to stay in the game, but we don�t make excuses. It was unfortunate that he couldn�t pitch today.�

Miami�s Andrew Cabezas (5-4) allowed three runs on five hits in seven innings for the win.

Steven Wells was the only Seminole with multiple hits, reaching safely in the second and fourth innings. He also had a run-saving catch at the wall in right field to end the second inning. Drew Mendoza and Nick Derr each drew a pair of walks for the Noles.

Scolaro entered with the bases loaded in the second inning in relief of Karp and allowed a sacrifice fly for a 1-0 Miami lead. FSU answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning on a pair of singles and two walks.

Scolaro worked scoreless third and fourth innings before Quinones� home run gave Miami the lead. The Hurricanes built on that lead with four runs in the sixth against Conor Grady and Austin Pollock, including back-to-back walks with the bases loaded and a two-run error.

Miami built the lead to 11-3 before Rhett Aplin�s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning against reliever Frankie Bartow. Mendoza flew out to center field to end the game.

Of Note

Cal Raleigh threw out his 12th baserunner of the season, and second of the weekend, to end the third inning.
Steven Wells had two hits Sunday, his sixth multi-hit game of the season and fifth in the last two weeks.
Jonah Scolaro pitched 3.0 innings Sunday, his sixth appearance this season of at least three innings.
Mike Salvatore�s double was his sixth of the season and FSU�s only extra-base hit in the game.
Rhett Aplin was 1-for-4 with a two-run single and leads FSU with a .326 average in 23 ACC games.
Andrew Karp and Jonah Scolaro were each called for a balk in the first four innings. FSU had just two balks on the season entering Sunday.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  1   0  0  0  1  3
  Skylar Frey           PH        0  1  0   0  1  0  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  0  1   0  1  0  3  0
  Jonathan Foster       PH        1  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  1   2  1  1  5  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  0   0  1  1  8  2
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  0   0  2  1  1  2
Steven Wells            RF        4  1  2   0  0  0  3  1
Nick Derr               2B        1  1  0   0  2  1  5  4
  Jared Herron          PH        1  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        3  0  1   1  0  0  1  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH        0  1  0   0  1  0  0  0
Rafael Bournigal        DH        3  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Cooper Swanson        PH        1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Andrew Karp             P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  Austin Pollock        P                            0  1
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            0  0
  Cobi Johnson          P                            0  0
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FSU                              32  5  8   3  9  4 27 13
Opp                              36 11 13   9  9  7 27 13

E - FSU-Mike Salvatore (10)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Mike Salvatore (6)
HR - Opp-1
HBP - Opp-2
SH - Opp-1
SF - Opp-1
SB - Opp-2
CS - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Andrew Karp                     1.1  1  1  1  1  2
Jonah Scolaro        L (1-1)    3.0  5  3  3  1  2
Austin Pollock                  1.0  2  4  2  3  1
Conor Grady                     1.0  2  2  2  1  0
Tyler Ahearn                    1.1  3  1  0  1  2
Cobi Johnson                    1.1  0  0  0  2  0
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Florida State 3, Clemson 2
05/05/2018, Clemson, S.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Martin Reaches Wins Record in Extra-Innings Victory at Clemson.
11's 1,976 wins are the most in college baseball history.

By Ariya Massoudi, Seminoles.com

CLEMSON, SC - As Mike Martin stood in front of a slew of media, he looked down at the ball used in the final out of Florida State's 3-2 win over Clemson in a 13-inning instant classic.

Now the winningest coach in college baseball history, he twirled it a few times in his hands and a smile crawled across his face.

"This one makes me think of the first one (win), 'cause I was given a baseball when we beat Miami in 1980," Martin said as he reminisced. "(Former Seminole) James Ramsey's daddy gave it to me."

That statement is what Seminole Baseball has embodied in the 39 years with Martin at the helm. The family lineage is a commonplace, where FSU has created an environment around the program that few around the country can compare to.

From Ramsey and his father, Craig, to current player Rafael Bournigal and his father, Rafael Sr., to the Posey brothers and the Drew's, the pride on the Seminole skipper's face when he talks about his tenure was evident.

"If it sounds corny I don't care, it's about family, we are Florida State family," Martin said.

"This university has given me every chance to be successful and what's most important to me, is when people read the record it'll say Florida State (next to my name)."

Win No. 1,976 wouldn't come easy as the Noles and Tigers provided the 5,379 in attendance at Doug Kingsmore Stadium a low-scoring extra inning thriller.

Drew Parrish dazzled for 6.1 innings as he continued his strong sophomore campaign. The lefty gave up just two hits and a run, while striking out eight batters on the evening before exiting in the 7th with a 2-0 lead and the bases loaded.

He gave way to Jonah Scolaro who gave up a sacrifice fly, cutting the lead to 2-1.

After a walk re-loaded the bases, Martin went to C.J. Van Eyk, the versatile freshman who's been used in a variety of roles for the Seminoles in 2018. The hard throwing righty got Robert Jolly swinging for a strikeout to end the threat and keep the Seminoles ahead.

The Tigers would tie the game at 2-2 in the eighth inning on a double and a single, before Van Eyk calmly induced a double play to end the inning.

The game rolled into the 13th inning, with neither team able to execute on previous scoring chances in extras.

With one swing of the bat, that all changed.

Steven Wells, 0-for-6 heading into his at-bat, cranked a 1-2 fastball from Clemson's star closer, Ryley Gilliam, to the top of the left field grandstands for a home run, giving FSU a 3-2 lead.

"Relief, it was such a long game and we were battling," Wells said of his game winning blast. "The previous six at-bats didn't go my way so it was just a great feeling."

Wells, a senior, has played many games for Martin in his career; to have the final run that sealed history is a moment he'll never forget.

"I got some texts from my dad and my aunts," Wells said, beaming.

"It hasn't really hit me yet, it's awesome to see him hit this milestone, he brings so much passion to the game every day."

As the game moved to the bottom of the 13th, the nerves began to set in for Van Eyk. Three outs from history was waiting for him as he trotted back out to the mound for his sixth inning of work.

"It was definitely in the back of our minds, but we tried not to bring it forward and talk about it, no one wanted to jinx it," Van Eyk said. "It was something we were striving for and I just went out there and wanted to execute pitches."

The Tigers made it interesting with a couple of runners reaching base, but a heads up play by Cal Raleigh to throw out a runner attempting for third and a fly out clinched the record-breaking night.

"It's just incredible, to do it for the winningest coach in the game now, it's something I'll never forget," Van Eyk furthered.

As Martin walked off the field, a reporter asked him, "Are you glad it's over?"

"Yes, I'm glad it's over," Martin said with a laugh.

"We got to be ready to play again tomorrow."

Winning Score
Steven Wells hit a solo home run in the top of the 13th inning. The 1-2 pitch off Ryley Gilliam gave the Seminoles a 3-2 lead.

Of Note

Catcher Cal Raleigh started his 170th consecutive game, with 167 of those at catcher. His team-high 37th RBI, on a single in the sixth inning, gave FSU a 1-0 lead.
First baseman Rhett Aplin singled in the first inning, his 25th consecutive game reaching base, the longest active streak on the team. He finished 4-for-6 with his team-high 14th double of the season. The four hits tie a career high.
Starting pitcher Drew Parrish allowed one run and two hits in 6.1 innings pitched, adding eight strikeouts. Over his past two outings, Parrish has pitched 14.1 innings, giving up six hits, a run and striking out 21 batters.
Opponents are now batting just .195 against Parrish on the season.
CJ Van Eyk earned his third win of the season, pitching 6.1 innings in relief for the win. Combined with his 7.1 innings against Miami last week, Van Eyk is 2-0 and has allowed two runs in 13.2 innings, with 17 strikeouts.
Right fielder Steven Wells notched his third and fourth outfield assists, most on the team. Wells threw out Logan Davidson at first base on the back end of a double play to end the first inning. Wells threw out Kyle Wilkie at the plate to end the fifth inning, also on a double play.
Wells' home run in the 13th inning was his fifth of the season. Wells had combined for three home runs in his first three seasons. Wells also caught the final out of the game.
Reese Albert set a career high with four hits, including his fourth home run of the season that gave FSU a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning. Three times this year he had two hits in a game.
FSU improved to 3-1 in extra innings.

Road to 1,976
Florida State head coach Mike Martin became the winningest coach in college baseball history Saturday. Over his 39-year career, Martin is now 1,976-708-4, with all of his wins coming at his alma mater.

Martin passed the late Augie Garrido, who compiled a 1,975-951-9 in 48 seasons at San Francisco State, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Illinois and Texas.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Steven Wells            RF        7  1  1   1  0  0  3  2
Jackson Lueck           LF        5  0  1   0  1  2  4  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        7  1  4   0  0  1 10  0
Cal Raleigh             C         5  0  2   1  1  2 15  2
Drew Mendoza            3B        6  0  1   0  0  2  1  1
Nick Derr               2B        6  0  2   0  0  2  1  3
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  0   0  2  0  0  1
Cobi Johnson            DH        2  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
  Rafael Bournigal      PH-DH     4  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        6  1  4   1  0  2  5  0
Drew Parrish            P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  2
                                 ========================
FSU                              52  3 15   3  4 12 39 11
Opp                              40  2  6   2  6 15 39 10

E - FSU-Nick Derr (4)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Rhett Aplin (14)
HR - FSU-Steven Wells (5), Reese Albert (4)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (5)
SH - Opp-1
SF - Opp-1
CS - FSU-Jackson Lueck (1), Mike Salvatore (3)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Drew Parrish                    6.1  2  1  1  3  8
Jonah Scolaro                   0.1  0  0  0  1  0
C.J. Van Eyk         W (3-0)    6.1  4  1  1  2  7
                               ===================
FSU                            13.0  6  2  2  6 15
Opp                  L         13.0 15  3  3  4 12





 
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Clemson 12, Florida State 7
05/06/2018, Clemson, S.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Fall at Clemson; Rubber Match Set for Monday.
Cal Raleigh gets second two-HR game of season.

CLEMSON, SC - FSU hit four solo home runs Sunday at Clemson, but the Tigers emerged with a 12-7 win to split the series at one game apiece.

FSU's first five hits all went for extra bases, including four home runs from Jackson Lueck, Cal Raleigh (twice) and Reese Albert. Drew Mendoza added a double in the fourth inning. Raleigh's three hits tied a career high.

Clemson tagged FSU starting pitcher Andrew Karp (7-4) for nine runs in 3.1 innings pitched, with a pair of home runs. Karp was looking to become the ACC's first eight-game winner.

FSU hit a pair of solo home runs in the first inning off Clemson starter Brooks Crawford (6-2). Lueck and Raleigh went deep to the same part of right-centerfield to give FSU a 2-0 lead.

The Tigers responded with a pair of runs against Karp in the bottom of the frame. Patrick Cromwell laced a two-out single that scored Kyle Wilkie and Seth Beer before Karp struck out Drew Wharton to get out of any extra trouble.

Logan Davidson added an RBI single in the bottom of the second for Clemson's first lead of the series at 3-2. Albert answered in the top of the third with his fifth home run of the season and second of the weekend to tie the score.

The Tigers broke the game open with five runs in the third inning, highlighted by Grayson Byrd's three-run home run.

After Raleigh's second home run in the fourth inning, Chris Williams hit a solo home run off the batter's eye in center field for a 9-4 Clemson lead. That ended Karp's day with eight earned runs and two strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched.

Tyler Ahearn allowed three runs in the fifth inning on a pair of hits and two walks. Shane Drohan made his fifth appearance of the season, forcing a pop out to left field to end the fifth inning with Clemson leading 12-4.

Clemson scored in each of its first five innings before Drohan pitched a perfect sixth inning. His 1.2 innings pitched set a career high. The Noles added a run in the seventh inning with two walks, a hit by pitch and an RBI single by Skylar Frey.

Mendoza scored on a wild pitch and Frey walked with the bases loaded for FSU's final two runs in the eighth inning. Cobi Johnson pitched the final 1.2 innings, allowing just one hit.

Of Note

Left fielder Jackson Lueck hit his team-high 11th home run in the first inning. The junior now has 24 career home runs.
Catcher Cal Raleigh started his 171st consecutive game, with 168 of those at catcher. Raleigh hit his eighth and ninth home runs of the season and now has 28 in his career. It was the second two-HR game of Raleigh's career (also April 18 vs. Stetson). He leads FSU with 39 RBI on the season.
Raleigh was 3-for-4 in the game, tying his career high for hits in a game.
Reese Albert hit his fifth home run of the season in the third inning. Albert also homered in Saturday's opener. In two games against Clemson, Albert has five hits after a 4-for-6 game Saturday evening.
FSU hit at least four home runs in a game for the third time season.
Lueck robbed Kyle Wilkie of a home run to end the third inning.
Steven Wells earned his fifth outfield assist of the year, and third of the series, in the second inning. Wells has five of FSU's nine outfield assists on the season.
Skylar Frey singled in the seventh inning to score Jared Herron and drew a bases loaded walk in the eighth. Frey entered Sunday with one RBI on the season, on Opening Day.
Rhett Aplin was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning, his 26th consecutive game reaching base.
Shane Drohan pitched a career high 1.2 innings, allowing just two walks and no hits.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Steven Wells            RF        3  0  0   0  0  2  1  1
  Cooper Swanson        PH-RF     1  0  0   0  1  1  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        3  1  1   1  0  0  2  0
  Skylar Frey           LF        1  0  1   2  1  0  2  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  0   0  0  0 11  1
Cal Raleigh             C         4  2  3   2  0  0  3  1
  Jonathan Foster       C         1  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  1  1   0  1  2  1  4
Nick Derr               2B        2  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
  Rafael Bournigal      PH-2B     3  1  1   0  0  0  0  1
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  0   0  0  1  2  3
Jared Herron            DH        2  1  0   0  1  1  0  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        PH-DH     0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        3  1  1   1  1  0  1  0
Andrew Karp             P                            0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            0  0
  Shane Drohan          P                            0  0
  Cobi Johnson          P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              35  7  8   6  6  8 24 11
Opp                              36 12 13  10  5  3 27  9

E - FSU-Rhett Aplin (1), Cal Raleigh (11), Drew Mendoza (11)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Drew Mendoza (13)
HR - Opp-3, FSU-Jackson Lueck (11), Cal Raleigh 2 (9), Reese Albert (5)
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Rhett Aplin (3)
SB - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Andrew Karp          L (7-4)    3.1 10  9  8  1  2
Tyler Ahearn                    1.1  2  3  3  2  0
Shane Drohan                    1.2  0  0  0  2  0
Cobi Johnson                    1.2  1  0  0  0  1
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FSU                             8.0 13 12 11  5  3
Opp                  W          9.0  8  7  7  6  8





 
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Clemson 5, Florida State 4
05/07/2018, Clemson, S.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Fall at No. 6 Clemson on Walk-Off Home Run.
Raleigh notches second three-hit game of weekend.

CLEMSON, SC - No. 14 Florida State (32-16, 14-12) dropped the rubber match at No. 6 Clemson (36-12, 19-8) Monday night, falling 5-4 on a walk-off home run in the ninth inning. Cal Raleigh led the FSU offense with his second-consecutive three-hit game, tying a career high, and reached base in four of five plate appearances. All five of Clemson's runs were scored via home run.

Cole Sands made his first appearance in three weeks, allowing two runs in four innings. Logan Davidson hit a two-run home run in the third inning to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. Sands struck out four batters over 72 pitches.

The Seminoles cut the lead in half on the first two pitches of the fourth inning - Jackson Lueck lined a hard-hit ball to left field, followed by Rhett Aplin's RBI double. In the fifth inning, FSU scored three unearned runs on a Steven Wells double, a throwing error and a wild pitch on the walk to Raleigh.

Clayton Kwiatkowski pitched three innings, giving up five hits and two runs on Seth Beer's two-run home run that tied the game at 4-4.

Conor Grady (4-3) retired his first four batters faced in the eighth and ninth innings before Jordan Greene's walk-off home run. The Tigers took the final two games of the series after FSU won the opener 3-2 in 13 innings Saturday night.

Raleigh was 3-for-4 and finished 8-for-13 against the Tigers over the series, including a pair of home runs in Sunday's game. Raleigh's average jumped to .308.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Steven Wells            RF        5  1  1   1  0  1  1  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  0   0  0  0  4  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  0  1   1  0  0  8  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  3   0  1  1  8  2
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  1   0  1  2  0  2
Skylar Frey             DH        2  0  0   0  1  1  0  0
  Nick Derr             PH        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        4  0  0   0  0  3  2  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        3  1  0   0  1  1  2  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        3  1  0   0  1  0  0  1
Cole Sands              P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  2
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              35  4  6   2  5 10 25  7
Opp                              33  5  9   5  2  9 27  8

E - Opp-4
2B - FSU-Steven Wells (7), Rhett Aplin (15)
HR - Opp-3
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (6)
SB - FSU-Drew Mendoza (3)
CS - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands                      4.0  3  2  2  2  4
Clayton Kwiatkowski             3.0  5  2  2  0  2
Conor Grady          L (4-3)    1.1  1  1  1  0  3
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FSU                             8.1  9  5  5  2  9
Opp                  W          9.0  6  4  0  5 10





 
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Florida State 10, Jacksonville 4
05/09/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

No. 13 Noles Top Dolphins to Complete Season Sweep.
Pollock struck out 8 batters in 6.0 IP.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Freshman Austin Pollock tied a career high with six innings pitched, striking out eight, and Florida State (33-16) beat Jacksonville (31-17) 10-4 Wednesday evening at Dick Howser Stadium. FSU swept the season series against the Dolphins for the second straight year.

"Jacksonville has an RPI of 20," head coach Mike Martin said. "We know they are very talented, and to win like we did is a credit to our baseball team. Very proud of the way they bounced back."

Jacksonville scored in three different innings, and the Seminoles answered with multiple runs each time. Pollock (4-4) allowed four runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings. Freshman Jonah Scolaro earned his sixth save, and fifth of at least three innings, pitching the final three frames and allowing just three hits and striking out five.

"I was very pleased with Pollock," Martin said. "I thought he threw with a lot of composure. He didn't get rattled when things didn't go his way. He continued to battle."

Offensively, four Seminoles had a pair of hits, while Reese Albert set a career high with three RBI. Cal Raleigh had his fourth consecutive multi-hit game and is hitting 10-for-17 during that stretch. The top seven hitters in FSU's lineup had at least one hit.

"Cal's leadership is beginning to stand out," Martin said. "He is as good a competitor as any catcher I've had. His teammates feed off of him. Cal doesn't have the opportunity to be disappointed because he's catching 92-mile an hour fastballs�I can't say enough about what this young man brings to our ball club."

JU took an early lead off Pollock with a sacrifice fly by Angel Camacho in the first inning. That followed a leadoff walk to Chris Lehane and a hit-and-run single from Scott Dubrule. Pollock struck out the final two hitters of the inning to avoid further damage.

FSU responded in the bottom of the frame when the first four batters reached base vs. Dolphin starting pitcher Austin Temple. Steven Wells walked, followed by back-to-back singles from Jackson Lueck and Rhett Aplin. After Aplin's RBI single, Raleigh walked and Lueck scored on a throwing error by the JU catcher. Albert's sacrifice fly gave FSU a 3-1 lead.

The Dolphins tied the game in the third on three consecutive one-out hits. Dubrule notched an RBI single and scored on a Pollock wild pitch. Dubrule finished the day 3-for-4 with a walk. Seven of JU's 11 hits came from the top four hitters in the lineup.

FSU's top of the order responded in the bottom of the third against JU relief pitcher Matt Meyer (1-1), scoring three runs on three hits. Lueck walked, moved to third on Raleigh's single and scored on Drew Mendoza's RBI single for a 4-3 lead. Albert's second sac fly of the game scored Raleigh and Rafael Bournigal doubled for a 6-3 FSU lead through three innings.

After three straight scoreless innings, Duncan Hunter hit a first-pitch home run in the top of the seventh off Pollock to trim FSU's lead to 6-4. Pollock threw one more pitch before getting relieved by Scolaro, who got FSU out of the frame with a two-run lead.

FSU again answered the Dolphins, scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI double from Albert and an RBI single from Bournigal, both with two outs.

"Reese has been very impressive," Martin said of Albert. "He's gotten better with each opportunity."

The Noles tacked on a pair of runs in the eighth inning Raleigh's RBI double and Mendoza's RBI single.

Winning Score
Reese Albert's second sacrifice fly of the game came in the third inning, scoring Cal Raleigh and giving FSU a 5-3 lead.

Of Note

Catcher Cal Raleigh started his 173rd consecutive game, with 170 of those at catcher. Raleigh drew his team-high 43rd walk in the 1st inning and stole his fourth career base. He finished 2-for-4 and has at least two hits in four straight games.
First baseman Rhett Aplin notched an RBI single in the 1st inning, his 28th straight game reaching base. Aplin's is the longest single-season streak for reaching base since DJ Stewart's 38 in 2014.
Starting pitcher Austin Pollock's eight strikeouts were his second-most in a game, behind only the nine he notched against UNC Asheville on March 4. FSU struck out 13 in the game, the 29th time this season striking out at least 10.
Drew Mendoza and Raleigh both singled in the third inning to extend their hitting streaks to four games. Mendoza (.315) and Raleigh (.313) lead FSU in hitting this year.
Reese Albert had sacrifice flies in his first two plate appearances, the first Nole this season and second in the past four years with two sacrifice flies in a game.
Rafael Bournigal hit his sixth double of the season to score Drew Mendoza in the third inning. Jackson Lueck hit seventh double in the fourth inning. Bournigal had his third sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning, tying Steven Wells for the team lead.
Bournigal's two hits tied a career high. Albert's three RBI set a career high.
Jonah Scolaro earned his team-high sixth save of the season. Five of his six saves have been at least 3.0 innings pitched. In three games against JU this season, Scolaro allowed six hits in 8.0 innings, walked two and struck out 14 batters without allowing a run.
With the win, FSU improved to 17-12 against teams in the RPI Top 50.
After the game, head coach Mike Martin announced that J.C. Flowers (jaw) and Will Zirzow (arm) are both expected to play this weekend against Mount St. Mary's.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Steven Wells            RF        4  2  1   0  1  1  0  0
Jackson Lueck           LF        4  1  2   0  1  1  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  2  1   1  1  0 10  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  2  2   1  1  1 10  3
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  2  2   2  2  1  0  1
Reese Albert            CF        2  1  1   3  1  0  2  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        3  0  2   2  0  0  2  5
Mike Salvatore          SS        3  0  0   0  1  1  2  3
Nick Derr               DH        4  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Austin Pollock          P                            0  1
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              31 10 11   9  8  5 27 13
Opp                              35  4 11   3  2 13 24  9

E - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (3)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Jackson Lueck (7), Cal Raleigh (10), Reese Albert (4), Rafael Bournigal (6)
HR - Opp-1
SH - FSU-Rafael Bournigal (3)
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Reese Albert 2 (3)
SB - FSU-Cal Raleigh (2), Rafael Bournigal (3)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Austin Pollock       W (4-4)    6.0  8  4  4  1  8
Jonah Scolaro        Sv(6)      3.0  3  0  0  1  5
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Florida State 12, Mt. St. Mary'S Coll 2
05/11/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Extra-base Hits Lead FSU Past Mount St. Mary's.
FSU's eight doubles most since 2009.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Drew Parrish struck out 11 batters over seven innings, allowing one earned run, and No. 13 Florida State (34-16) beat Mount St. Mary's (20-26) 12-2 Friday evening in front of 3,747 fans at Dick Howser Stadium. Nine of FSU's 11 hits went for extra bases, highlighted by eight doubles and Jackson Lueck's 12th home run of the season.

Parrish (4-0) struck out seven batters in the first three innings and 11 total. Parrish allowed five hits and one earned run over seven innings. It was Parrish's third career game, and second this season, with more than 10 strikeouts.

Lueck and Rhett Aplin each had two extra base hits, while those two, Mike Salvatore and Kyle Cavanaugh had multiple RBI.

Lueck gave FSU an early 1-0 lead with his 12th home run of the season in the first inning. After Myles Nicholson doubled and tied the game on a double steal, Lueck and Aplin hit back-to-back doubles off Michael Collins (3-7) for another FSU lead. Drew Mendoza walked to put runners on first and second, but Steven Wells grounded into a double play to end the inning.

The Mountaineers answered in the top of the fourth on a deep triple off the glove of J.C. Flowers in center field by Randall Minogue. Minogue scored on an errant throw from Flowers that tied the game at 2-2. Flowers was making his first appearance since March 25 at North Carolina, when he broke his jaw sliding into second base.

After Aplin's second RBI double scored Rafael Bournigal in the fifth inning, and a walk to Cal Raleigh, Jesse Archambault entered and forced another double play to end the frame with FSU up 3-2.

The Seminoles broke the game open in the sixth inning, scoring four runs on three hits. Salvatore hit a two-run double, Lueck hit a sacrifice fly and Raleigh had an RBI double, his team-high 41st RBI of the season.

In the seventh, Lueck walked with the bases loaded before Kyle Cavanaugh's two-run single gave FSU a 10-2 lead through seven innings.

Conor Grady and Gage Hutchinson each pitched a scoreless inning out of the FSU bullpen.

Winning Score
Rhett Aplin's second RBI double of the game scored Jackson Lueck and broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning.

Of Note

Centerfielder J.C. Flowers started his first game since a jaw injury sustained March 25 at North Carolina. The sophomore had a pair of walks and scored a run in his return.
FSU improved to 2-0 on its season-ending eight-game home stand.
Jackson Lueck started at DH for the first time this season and fourth time in his career (three as a freshman in 2016). Lueck hit a first-inning home run, his team-high 12th of the season and 25th of his career. It was Lueck's first career game with a home run and a double.
Rhett Aplin's RBI double in the third inning was his 29th straight game reaching base, the longest single-season streak for a Seminole since DJ Stewart reached in 38 straight in 2014. Aplin leads FSU with 17 doubles on the season and had his fifth career game with two doubles.
Drew Parrish struck out 11 batters Friday, his third career game striking out at 10. He set a career-high two weeks ago with 13 in a 2-0 win against Miami.
Rafael Bournigal and Mike Salvatore hit their seventh doubles of the season.
FSU's first five hits went for extra bases (four doubles and a home run).
Cal Raleigh walked twice Friday, pushing his team lead to 45. His most in a season prior to 2018 was 42 in 63 games in 2016.
FSU's eight doubles were a season high and its most since hitting 15 against Ohio State in a 37-6 win in the 2009 Super Regionals. It was the Seminoles' 11th game scoring at least 10 runs.
FSU scored four runs in the sixth inning, the 21st "big inning" (at least four runs) in 2018.
Kyle Cavanaugh's two-run single was his first multi-RBI game as a Seminole.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Rafael Bournigal        2B-SS     3  3  1   0  2  0  2  2
Jackson Lueck           DH        4  2  2   3  1  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  0  2   2  0  0  3  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        1B        1  0  1   2  0  0  5  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  0  1   1  2  0 11  0
  Jonathan Foster       C         0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  1   0  2  1  1  2
Steven Wells            RF        3  1  0   0  1  0  1  0
  Jared Herron          PH-LF     1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Reese Albert            LF        3  2  1   0  1  1  1  0
  Skylar Frey           PH-CF     1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        2  1  0   0  2  0  3  0
  Cooper Swanson        PH-RF     1  1  1   1  0  0  0  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  1  1   2  0  0  0  3
  Nick Derr             PH-2B     0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Drew Parrish            P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Gage Hutchinson       P                            0  2
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FSU                              32 12 11  11 11  2 27  9
Opp                              33  2  6   0  1 11 24 12

E - Opp-1, FSU-Rafael Bournigal (6), Drew Mendoza (12), J.C. Flowers (2)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Rafael Bournigal (7), Jackson Lueck (8), Rhett Aplin 2 (17), Cal Raleigh (11), Drew Mendoza (14), Cooper Swanson (4), Mike Salvatore (7)
3B - Opp-1
HR - FSU-Jackson Lueck (12)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Rafael Bournigal (4), Rhett Aplin (4), Nick Derr (7)
SF - FSU-Jackson Lueck (4)
SB - Opp-2, FSU-Reese Albert (3)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Drew Parrish         W (4-0)    7.0  5  2  1  0 11
Conor Grady                     1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Gage Hutchinson                 1.0  1  0  0  0  0
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FSU                             9.0  6  2  1  1 11
Opp                  L          8.0 11 12 11 11  2





 
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Florida State 10, Mt. St. Mary'S Coll 0
05/12/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Move 20 Games over .500 with DH Sweep.
FSU gets 12 more extra base hits.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 13 Florida State (36-16) swept a doubleheader against Mount St. Mary's (20-28) Saturday, winning game one 10-0 and game two 8-2. Cal Raleigh hit home runs in both games and Reese Albert had five RBI on the day. On the mound, FSU struck out 20 batters and allowed just two runs in the two seven-inning games.

"We had exceptional pitching performances from Andrew Karp," head coach Mike Martin said. "He pitched beautifully. Just dominated the other club. CJ Van Eyk gave us exactly what we need, which was five good innings.

"The big thing about today - we got after it, played hard, played the game right. Always difficult to win two ball games. Now we have to come out tomorrow and play well."

Game 1
Andrew Karp struck out 10 batters and allowed just two hits in his second complete game of the year as FSU beat Mount St. Mary's 10-0 in game one. Jackson Lueck and Cal Raleigh each hit two-run home runs, and freshman Reese Albert was the only Seminole with two hits and added a career-high three RBI.

FSU drew nine walks and added five extra base hits. In Friday's opener, nine of FSU's 11 hits went for extra bases.

Karp (8-4) became the first pitcher in the Atlantic Coast Conference to reach the eight-win barrier.

Brenden Kennedy (4-3) went 3.2 innings for the Mountaineers, allowing nine runs (eight earned) on seven hits and four walks.

Game 2
Cal Raleigh finished 3-for-3 with two doubles and a home run as FSU swept the doubleheader with an 8-2 win in the night cap. CJ Van Eyk (4-0) allowed a pair of runs in five innings, striking out seven, and Clayton Kwiatkowski struck out three more over the final two innings.

Raleigh's three extra-base hits were a career high and he homered in both ends of the doubleheader. J.C. Flowers had a pair of hits, including one of FSU's eight doubles on the day, after returning Friday from a six-week jaw injury.

Freshman Reese Albert hit his sixth home run of the year in the first inning. Albert had five RBI on the day after tying a career high with three in game one.

Of Note

FSU improved to 4-0 on its season-ending eight-game home stand. The Seminoles have thrown four shutouts this season.
Cal Raleigh hit his 10th and 11th home runs, one in each game. His previous high for a season was 10 (2016). Raleigh has a team-high 46 RBI and his average has jumped from .283 to .323 over his seven-game hitting streak.
Raleigh finished game two with two doubles and a home run, his second game this season with two doubles (at Georgia Tech).
Reese Albert had five RBI over Saturday's two games (3 & 2). Albert's three RBI in game one tied a season high (3 vs. JU on May 9).
G1: Andrew Karp struck out 10 batters, his fourth career game with at least 10. FSU's starting pitchers have struck out 28 and walked just three in 19 innings against Mount St. Mary's.
G1: Karp earned his second complete game of the season (8.0 IP vs. Florida).
G1: Rhett Aplin extended his streak of reaching base to 30 games with a 1st inning walk. He added his team-high 18th double in the third inning.
G1: Kyle Cavanaugh reached in both plate appearances. He successfully reached base in eight straight plate appearances (four walks, three singles, hit by pitch).
G1: FSU's four-run fourth inning was the 22nd "big inning" (at least four runs) in 2018.
G1: Rafael Bournigal had a sacrifice bunt, his team-high fourth of the season.
G1: Jackson Lueck hit his team-high 13th home run in game one, and second of the weekend, to give FSU a 7-0 lead in the fourth inning.
G2: Mount St. Mary's runs in the third inning snapped a string of 25-straight FSU runs between games one and three.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Rafael Bournigal        2B-SS     3  0  0   1  0  1  0  3
Jackson Lueck           LF        2  2  1   2  1  0  0  0
  Jared Herron          LF        1  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        1  2  1   0  1  0  5  0
  Kyle Cavanaugh        1B        1  1  1   0  1  0  1  0
Cal Raleigh             DH        4  1  1   2  0  1  0  0
Reese Albert            CF        3  1  2   3  0  0  1  0
  J.C. Flowers          CF        0  1  0   0  1  0  1  0
Steven Wells            RF        3  0  1   1  0  0  0  0
  Cooper Swanson        RF-3B     1  0  0   0  0  0  1  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        1  1  0   0  2  1  0  0
  Skylar Frey           RF        0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
Jonathan Foster         C         2  0  0   0  2  0 10  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        2  1  1   0  0  0  0  1
  Nick Derr             2B        1  0  0   1  0  0  1  0
Andrew Karp             P                            0  2
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FSU                              25 10  8  10  9  3 21  6
Opp                              23  0  2   0  1 10 18  7

E - Opp-1
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Rhett Aplin (18), Reese Albert (5), Steven Wells (8)
HR - FSU-Jackson Lueck (13), Cal Raleigh (10)
HBP - FSU-Nick Derr (8)
SH - FSU-Rafael Bournigal (4)
SF - FSU-Rafael Bournigal (2)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Andrew Karp          W (8-4)    7.0  2  0  0  1 10
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Opp                  L          6.0  8 10  9  9  3





 
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Florida State 8, Mt. St. Mary'S Coll 2
05/12/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Move 20 Games over .500 with DH Sweep.
FSU gets 12 more extra base hits.

"The big thing about today - we got after it, played hard, played the game right. Always difficult to win two ball games. Now we have to come out tomorrow and play well."

FSU drew nine walks and added five extra base hits. In Friday's opener, nine of FSU's 11 hits went for extra bases.

Karp (8-4) became the first pitcher in the Atlantic Coast Conference to reach the eight-win barrier.

Brenden Kennedy (4-3) went 3.2 innings for the Mountaineers, allowing nine runs (eight earned) on seven hits and four walks.

Freshman Reese Albert hit his sixth home run of the year in the first inning. Albert had five RBI on the day after tying a career high with three in game one.

Of Note

FSU improved to 4-0 on its season-ending eight-game home stand. The Seminoles have thrown four shutouts this season.
Cal Raleigh hit his 10th and 11th home runs, one in each game. His previous high for a season was 10 (2016). Raleigh has a team-high 46 RBI and his average has jumped from .283 to .323 over his seven-game hitting streak.
Raleigh finished game two with two doubles and a home run, his second game this season with two doubles (at Georgia Tech).
Reese Albert had five RBI over Saturday's two games (3 & 2). Albert's three RBI in game one tied a season high (3 vs. JU on May 9).
G1: Andrew Karp struck out 10 batters, his fourth career game with at least 10. FSU's starting pitchers have struck out 28 and walked just three in 19 innings against Mount St. Mary's.
G1: Karp earned his second complete game of the season (8.0 IP vs. Florida).
G1: Rhett Aplin extended his streak of reaching base to 30 games with a 1st inning walk. He added his team-high 18th double in the third inning.
G1: Kyle Cavanaugh reached in both plate appearances. He successfully reached base in eight straight plate appearances (four walks, three singles, hit by pitch).
G1: FSU's four-run fourth inning was the 22nd "big inning" (at least four runs) in 2018.
G1: Rafael Bournigal had a sacrifice bunt, his team-high fourth of the season.
G1: Jackson Lueck hit his team-high 13th home run in game one, and second of the weekend, to give FSU a 7-0 lead in the fourth inning.
G2: Mount St. Mary's runs in the third inning snapped a string of 25-straight FSU runs between games one and three.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Steven Wells            RF        3  1  1   1  0  1  1  0
  Cooper Swanson        RF        1  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Jackson Lueck           DH        2  1  0   0  1  2  0  0
  Jared Herron          PH        1  0  1   0  0  0  0  0
Cal Raleigh             C         3  2  3   3  1  0 10  0
Kyle Cavanaugh          1B        4  0  0   0  0  0  5  0
Reese Albert            LF        3  2  2   2  0  0  2  0
  Skylar Frey           LF        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  0  1   0  0  1  0  0
Nick Derr               2B        3  1  1   1  0  2  0  1
  Rafael Bournigal      2B        0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  1  2   1  0  0  2  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        3  0  0   0  0  0  1  2
C.J. Van Eyk            P                            0  1
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  2
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FSU                              29  8 11   8  2  7 21  6
Opp                              28  2  8   2  2 10 18  5

E - Opp-1
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Cal Raleigh 2 (13), Reese Albert (6), Nick Derr (7), J.C. Flowers (6)
HR - FSU-Cal Raleigh (11), Reese Albert (6)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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C.J. Van Eyk         W (4-0)    5.0  6  2  2  2  7
Clayton Kwiatkowski             2.0  2  0  0  0  3
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FSU                             7.0  8  2  2  2 10
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Florida State 22, Mt. St. Mary'S Coll 0
05/13/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Complete Four-Game Sweep of Mountaineers.
FSU outscores Mount St. Mary's 52-4 on weekend.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 13 Florida State (37-16) led 13-0 after two innings en route to a 22-0 win over Mount St. Mary's (20-29) Sunday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles notched 19 hits, 12 walks and was hit by a pitch twice Sunday and outscored the Mountaineers 52-4 over the four game sweep.

The win was FSU's largest shutout victory since a 34-0 win over Marshall in February 1996. Over the four games, FSU outscored the Mountaineers 52-4, notched 49 hits, 17 doubles, nine home runs, hit .392 as a team and drew 34 walks with a .530 on-base percentage. The pitching staff allowed just three earned runs (four total) in 32.0 innings for a 0.84 ERA and had a 37/8 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

FSU pounded Mount St. Mary's for the fourth straight game, getting home runs from Drew Mendoza, Steven Wells, Jackson Lueck and Kyle Cavanaugh. Mendoza and Cavanaugh combined to hit 9-for-11 with 10 RBI. The Noles scored nine runs in the second inning, its most in a frame this year, and all nine starters reached base at least once in the first two frames.

Mendoza hit 4-for-6 with five RBI, a season high. Cavanaugh went 5-for-5 with five RBI, including a grand slam in the eighth inning, his second career home run. Cal Raleigh extended his hitting streak to eight games, one shy of his career best, in his 177th consecutive start.

Cole Sands (7-2) took a perfect game into the fifth inning and allowed three hits, a walk and struck out five over 77 pitches.

Sands allowed three consecutive singles to start the fifth inning before notching a pair of strikeouts and a ground out to keep the shutout intact.

Senior Will Zirzow made his first appearance of the season in the seventh inning. Zirzow had been sidelined with an arm injury for much of the year, though Martin hinted earlier in the week that the Fleming Island native could appear this weekend.

Zirzow, Shane Drohan, Tyler Ahearn and Cobi Johnson combined for three shutout innings out of the bullpen without allowing a hit. The Mountaineers loaded the bases again in the ninth inning on two walks and a hit batter, but Johnson forced a fly out to center field to end the game.

Winning Score
Cal Raleigh grounded into a double play in the first inning, but Rafael Bournigal scored to give FSU a 1-0 lead.

Of Note

FSU improved to 5-0 on its season-ending eight-game homestand.
Drew Mendoza and Steven Wells hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning. It was both players sixth of the year. FSU has hit back-to-back home runs four times this season (Mendoza and Wells also did it against Stetson, April 18).
Mendoza added a two-run double and an RBI single. His five RBI set a season high.
FSU's nine runs in the second inning were a season high. The Noles have had 25 "big innings" (at least four runs) in 2018, including three on Sunday.
Cal Raleigh singled in the second inning, extending his hitting streak to eight games, one shy of his career high. His average has jumped from .283 to .326 in that span.
Reese Albert also singled in the third inning to tie his career high with a five-game hitting streak. Albert hit in the cleanup spot for the first time in his career.
All nine FSU hitters reached base at least once in the first two innings.
Jackson Lueck hit his 14th home run of the season, and third of the weekend, in the fifth inning.
Kyle Cavanaugh set a career high with five hits. His grand slam in the eighth inning was his second career home run and FSU's third grand slam of the season.
J.C. Flowers tied a career high with three walks.
Largest shutout since a 34-0 win against Marshall in February 1996.
Thirteen of FSU's 15 players in the batting order scored at least one run, including all nine starters.
The win was FSU's fifth shutout of the season and second of the weekend.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Rafael Bournigal        2B        2  2  1   0  2  1  2  1
  Nick Derr             2B        1  1  1   0  1  0  1  2
Jackson Lueck           DH        3  1  2   2  0  0  0  0
  Cobi Johnson          PH-DH-P   0  1  0   0  2  0  0  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  2  2   0  0  0  5  0
  Jonathan Foster       C         2  0  0   0  0  1  0  1
Reese Albert            LF        2  2  1   1  1  0  0  0
  Jared Herron          PH-LF     2  2  0   1  0  1  1  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        6  2  4   5  0  0  1  2
Steven Wells            RF        3  2  2   1  0  0  1  0
  Skylar Frey           PH-CF     2  1  0   0  1  1  1  0
Kyle Cavanaugh          1B        5  3  5   5  1  0 10  1
J.C. Flowers            CF        1  1  0   1  3  0  2  0
  Cooper Swanson        RF        1  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        5  2  1   1  0  1  2  4
Cole Sands              P                            0  1
  Will Zirzow           P                            1  0
  Shane Drohan          P                            0  0
  Tyler Ahearn          P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              39 22 19  17 12  5 27 12
Opp                              29  0  3   0  4  6 24 10

E - Opp-1
2B - FSU-Drew Mendoza (15)
HR - FSU-Jackson Lueck (14), Drew Mendoza (6), Steven Wells (6), Kyle Cavanaugh (1)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Jared Herron (1), Mike Salvatore (6)
SF - FSU-Jackson Lueck (5)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands           W (7-2)    6.0  3  0  0  1  5
Will Zirzow                     1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Shane Drohan                    1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Tyler Ahearn                    0.2  0  0  0  2  0
Cobi Johnson                    0.1  0  0  0  0  0
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FSU                             9.0  3  0  0  4  6
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Florida State 4, North Carolina State 3
05/17/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Wells Walk-Off HR Leads FSU Past No. 4 NC State.
Parrish, Kwiatkowski & Van Eyk (W) Notch 15 K's.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Senior right fielder Steven Wells put together two incredible plays in a 20-minute span Friday night - a 10th-inning diving catch with the score tied 3-3 and a leadoff home run in the bottom of the 11th inning - to give No. 12 Florida State a 4-3 win over No. 4 NC State Thursday night at Dick Howser Stadium. Wells' seventh home run of the year was his first career walk-off hit.

The Seminoles improved to 38-16, 15-12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack fell to 39-13 and 18-10 in the conference.

"Looking back, that is one that, under the circumstances, is one that you'll remember," head coach Mike Martin said. "We battled. We didn't feel sorry for ourselves when things weren't perfect. I'll say this - there are a bunch of winners in that clubhouse, and I can't say enough about their competitiveness.

"That's a good baseball team we just played. Outstanding pitching, defense�they're well deserved to be where they're ranked."

"We came into this series knowing these are three big games for us," Wells said. "We're trying to position ourselves (for the NCAA tournament) and to get the first one is big going into the weekend."

Starting pitcher Drew Parrish remained 4-0 on the season and earned his 10th no decision, allowing three runs in 7.2 innings while striking out 10 batters. It was the second straight outing that Parrish has recorded double-digit strikeouts. All three of NC State's runs came on a sixth inning home run by Brett Kinneman.

Clayton Kwiatkowski and CJ Van Eyk (5-0) pitched 3.1 innings of relief. Kwiatkowski entered with a runner on first and Kinneman batting in the eighth inning, forcing a fly out. Van Eyk allowed a triple to start the top of the 11th inning, but followed that up with three straight strikeouts to strand Will Wilson at third before Wells ended the game with his seventh home run of the season.

"He has a great demeanor about him, a real pitcher's mentality," Martin said of Van Eyk. "He knows he's not going to dominate every time out - (Sandy) Koufax didn't do that, (Clayton) Kershaw doesn't do that. He's a hard worker in control of his emotions and, above all, he loves to compete."

Mike Salvatore tied a career high with three hits, while Rhett Aplin added a pair for FSU.

FSU took a 2-0 lead in the third inning after J.C. Flowers and Salvatore singled to start the inning and both advanced a base on a sacrifice bunt from Rafael Bournigal. Jackson Lueck grounded out to score Flowers and Aplin singled to right field for a 2-0 lead.

Parrish allowed a leadoff single in the first inning before retiring 13 straight batters. In the fifth inning, Parrish was faced with runners on second and third after a throwing error by Drew Mendoza, but struck out Evan Edwards and J.T. Jarrett to end the inning.

Parrish's lone walk came to start the sixth inning, followed by a two-out single from Patrick Bailey before Kinneman's 16th home run of the season.

FSU answered in the bottom of the frame on a fielding error by Brock Deatherage. Aplin and Mendoza singled, with Mendoza's getting past Deatherage allowing Aplin to score and tie the game at 3-3.

The game remained scoreless until Wells' walk-off home run ended the game. Joe O'Donnell (1-3) had allowed just two earned runs in 24.2 innings before Wells took the 2-2 pitch into the visiting dugout.

Bailey had two of NC State's seven hits. Josh McLain, the ACC leader in hits with 81, went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts for the Wolfpack.

Winning Score
For the second time in two weeks, Steven Wells hit a game-winning home run in extra innings. Wells hit a 13th-inning home run to beat Clemson on May 5. On Thursday, Wells put a 2-2 pitch over the left field wall for a 4-3 win against No. 4 NC State.

Of Note

The walk-off win was FSU's fourth of the season. Drew Mendoza has a pair of walk-off singles this season and Jonathan Foster hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run against Louisville in March. It was Steven Wells' first walk-off hit of his career.
Steven Wells ranks third on the team with seven home runs. He had one home run in each of his first three seasons at FSU.
FSU improved to 4-1 in extra innings.
Cal Raleigh walked twice and leads FSU with 48 on the season. He singled in the 10th inning to extend his hitting streak to a career-high nine games. Raleigh's average has jumped from .283 to .327 in that span.
Rhett Aplin returned from a two-game hiatus and successfully reached base for the 31st straight game. His RBI single in the third inning gave FSU a 2-0 lead. He finished 2-for-5 and leads FSU with a .330 batting average in ACC games.
Rafael Bournigal had his team-high fifth sac bunt of the year.
Drew Parrish struck out 10 batters Thursday, his third game this season (and second consecutive) with at least 10 K's.
Mike Salvatore tied a career high with three hits. He has done so in four games this season.
FSU improved to 6-0 on its season-ending eight-game homestand.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Rafael Bournigal        2B        2  0  0   0  1  0  0  2
Jackson Lueck           DH        5  0  0   1  0  2  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  1  2   1  0  1  5  2
Cal Raleigh             C         3  0  1   0  2  1 13  3
Drew Mendoza            3B        5  0  1   0  0  2  1  0
Steven Wells            RF        5  1  1   1  0  2  4  0
Reese Albert            LF        4  0  0   0  0  1  2  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  1  1   0  1  1  4  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        3  1  3   0  0  0  2  1
Drew Parrish            P                            2  2
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
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FSU                              35  4  9   3  4 10 33 10
Opp                              41  3  7   3  1 15 30  9

E - Opp-1, FSU-Rhett Aplin (2), Drew Mendoza (13)
3B - Opp-1
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Steven Wells (7)
HBP - FSU-Rafael Bournigal (5)
SH - FSU-Rafael Bournigal (5), Mike Salvatore (2)
CS - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (4)

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Drew Parrish                    7.2  6  3  3  1 10
Clayton Kwiatkowski             2.1  0  0  0  0  2
C.J. Van Eyk         W (5-0)    1.0  1  0  0  0  3
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FSU                            11.0  7  3  3  1 15
Opp                  L         10.0  9  4  3  4 10





 
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Florida State 6, North Carolina State 3
05/18/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Reese Albert Walk-Off HR Beats No. 4 NC State.
FSU improves to 5-1 in extra innings.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - For the second straight night, No. 12 Florida State (39-16, 16-12 ACC) hit an extra-inning, walk-off home run to beat No. 4 NC State (39-14, 18-11). Reese Albert's three-run home run was his seventh of the season as FSU improved to 5-1 in extra-inning games on the season.

"The first thing that needs to be said is how pleased I am with the entire team," head coach Mike Martin said. "Just battled. To have a home run go out with a one-run lead, two outs�there was no drop in their heads or feeling sorry for themselves. They battled�What you got tonight were two very good ball clubs just getting after it."

Albert finished with three hits on the night, none bigger than his home run off Johnny Piedmonte (5-3) that ended the game in the 10th inning. He finished with a career-high five RBI after hitting a two-run single for a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.

"It's great to see Reese Albert do it," Martin said. "He's a young man that's gotten better with each opportunity to play. Don't forget he had a big assist tonight. It was a good win for us."

Andrew Karp pitched 8.0 innings, striking out seven batters and allowing a pair of solo home runs that gave the Wolfpack a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning. Jonah Scolaro entered in the ninth trying for his seventh save of the season, but Brock Deatherage's second home run of the game with two outs tied the game at 3-3.

CJ Van Eyk (6-0) remained perfect and earned his second win in two days, allowing just one walk in the top of the 10th inning.

Karp and FSU's two freshman pitchers allowed nine hits in the game, but the Wolfpack hit 0-for-9 with runners on base and 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position.

Will Wilson and Deatherage hit home runs in the fourth inning to give NC State a 2-0 lead off Karp. The Seminoles answered in the sixth with a two-out rally. Cal Raleigh extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single, Drew Mendoza was hit by a pitch and Steven Wells walked to load the bases. J.C. Flowers singled to score Raleigh before Albert's two-run single gave FSU a lead.

The Seminoles held that 3-2 lead until the top of the ninth inning when Deatherage hit his second home run of the game and 14th of the season.

In the 10th, Wells walked and Flowers singled before Albert took an 0-2 pitch over the wall in right field for the biggest home run of his Seminole career.

Deatherage led NC State with three hits, while Josh McLain, the ACC leader in hits, added a pair. FSU struck out nine NC State batters and walked just one. In the two-game series, FSU pitching has struck out 24 and walked just two over 23 innings.

Winning Score
For the second night in a row, FSU won on a walk-off home run in extra innings. After Steven Wells' solo shot won the game Thursday in the 11th inning, Reese Albert hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning to give FSU a 6-3 lead.

Of Note

FSU improved to 7-0 on its season-ending eight-game homestand.
FSU improved to 5-1 in extra innings and 34-1 when leading after eight innings.
It is the first time since 2008 against Virginia that FSU won back-to-back games at home in extra innings. It is the first time since 2011 that FSU has played back-to-back extra-inning games.
FSU improved to 30-6 at Dick Howser Stadium on the season.
Andrew Karp remained at 8 wins on the season, tied for the ACC lead.
Cal Raleigh extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games. He was 2-for-5 in the game and his averaged has jumped from .283 to .328 in those 10 games.
Reese Albert earned his first career outfield assist in the fourth inning. FSU has 10 on the season. Albert notched his first career walk-off hit in the 10th inning, his 7th home run of the year. Albert's five RBI are a career high and tied for the most in a game this season (Mendoza, Cavanaugh).
Rhett Aplin walked in the seventh inning and has reached base safely in 32 straight game.
Mike Salvatore was 2-for-4 Friday and is hitting 5-for-7 in the first two games against NC State.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Rafael Bournigal        2B        4  0  0   0  0  1  3  4
Jackson Lueck           DH        5  0  2   0  0  3  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  0   0  1  2 11  1
Cal Raleigh             C         5  1  2   0  0  0  8  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  1  0   0  1  1  1  1
Steven Wells            RF        2  2  0   0  2  0  2  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  1  2   1  1  0  3  0
Reese Albert            LF        4  1  3   5  1  1  1  1
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  2   0  0  1  0  4
Andrew Karp             P                            1  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
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FSU                              35  6 11   6  6  9 30 12
Opp                              37  3  9   3  1  9 28 12

E - Opp-4
3B - Opp-1
HR - Opp-3, FSU-Reese Albert (7)
HBP - FSU-Rafael Bournigal (6), Drew Mendoza (7), Steven Wells (8)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Reese Albert (4)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Andrew Karp                     8.0  8  2  2  0  7
Jonah Scolaro                   1.0  1  1  1  0  1
C.J. Van Eyk         W (6-0)    1.0  0  0  0  1  1
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FSU                            10.0  9  3  3  1  9
Opp                  L          9.1 11  6  6  6  9





 
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North Carolina State 5, Florida State 3
05/19/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

FSU Celebrates Martin in Regular Season Finale.
11 honored as winningest coach in college baseball history.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - On a day celebrating head coach Mike Martin as the winningest coach in college baseball history, No. 12 FSU closed the regular season with a 5-3 loss to No. 4 NC State at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles (39-17, 16-13) and Wolfpack (40-14, 19-11) will meet again next week in the ACC Tournament after FSU took 2-of-3 games this weekend.

The day started with a celebration of Martin becoming the all-time wins leader earlier this month in a victory at No. 9 Clemson. A pregame ceremony on the field included FSU President John Thrasher, Vice President and Director of Athletics Stan Wilcox and Martin, surrounded by a myriad of family and friends.

Once the game began, starting pitcher Cole Sands (7-3) allowed four runs on four hits over 6.0 innings, striking out eight and walking one. He gave up a pair of solo home runs, the only hits he allowed in the first six innings, before a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases in the seventh and ended his day.

David Harrison allowed a run on three hits in 3.2 innings for the Wolfpack. Kent Klyman (7-2) earned the win in relief, pitching 2.2 innings and giving up two runs on two hits while striking out two.

Rhett Aplin and Cal Raleigh each had a pair of hits in the game for FSU, with Raleigh pushing his season average to a team-high .330.

Evan Edwards hit NC State's fifth home run of the weekend with two outs in the second inning, giving the Wolfpack a 1-0 lead. Brett Kinneman hit his 17th home run of the season with two outs in the fourth inning to double the NC State lead.

Raleigh answered with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth, his 12th of the year. Raleigh's ball cleared the left field bullpen and traveled 403 feet to cut the NC State lead to 2-1.

FSU loaded the bases in the fifth inning on a single, walk and hit batter, but Klyman forced a strikeout and fielder's choice to get out of the inning without allowing a run.

NC State loaded the bases in the seventh inning off Sands on a pair of singles and a walk. He gave way to Clayton Kwiatkowski, who allowed a bases loaded walk and a double play that scored a run to push the Wolfpack lead to 4-1.

FSU answered with a two-spot of its own in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single from Aplin and an RBI double from Raleigh. NC State scored the game's final run in the top of the ninth, when Steven Wells lost a Kinneman pop up in the sun that fell in for a double. Kinneman scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly.

Of Note

Rhett Aplin singled in the first inning to extend his streak of reaching base to 32 games. He hit 2-for-5 in the game and is hitting a team-best .319 in ACC games on the season.
Cole Sands struck out 6 batters in the first 3 innings and 8 total.
Cal Raleigh homered in the fourth inning, his 12th of the season. That extended his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games. He had an RBI double in the 7th and has a team-high 48 RBI on the year.
Jackson Lueck was hit by a pitch twice Saturday, the second time in his career with 2 HBP (Oakland, 2017).
Rafael Bournigal walked twice, tying a season high.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Rafael Bournigal        2B        3  1  0   0  2  1  1  4
Jackson Lueck           DH        3  1  0   0  0  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  0  2   1  0  1  9  1
Cal Raleigh             C         5  1  2   2  0  0  9  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  0   0  0  1  1  1
Steven Wells            RF        4  0  1   0  0  0  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  0  0   0  1  0  3  0
Reese Albert            LF        4  0  1   0  0  1  2  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        3  0  1   0  0  0  0  2
Cole Sands              P                            1  1
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  Austin Pollock        P                            0  0
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FSU                              34  3  7   3  3  4 27 10
Opp                              32  5  7   4  3 10 27  7

2B - Opp-1, FSU-Cal Raleigh (14), Steven Wells (9)
HR - Opp-2, FSU-Cal Raleigh (12)
HBP - FSU-Jackson Lueck 2 (8), Mike Salvatore (7)
SF - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Cole Sands           L (7-3)    6.0  4  4  4  1  8
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Conor Grady                     1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Austin Pollock                  1.0  2  1  1  1  1
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FSU                             9.0  7  5  5  3 10
Opp                  W-Sv       9.0  7  3  3  3  4





 
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Florida State 3, Virginia 2
05/22/2018, ACC, Durham, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Continue to be Extra Special.
Albert's clutch double in 11th lifts FSU past UVA.

DURHAM, NC - The extra inning magic continues for Florida State.

Reese Albert's two-out double off the wall in right scored Drew Mendoza from first base and lifted the sixth-seeded and defending champion Seminoles to a 3-2 win over No. 10 seed Virginia in Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship Pool C action Tuesday afternoon.

Florida State (40-17) won in extra innings for the third time in less than a week, the fourth time during the month of May and the sixth time this season. Albert delivered the walk-off heroics for the second time in five days after hitting a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th to give the Seminoles a 6-3 win over NC State last Friday night in the next-to-last game of the regular season.

Albert's clutch double on Tuesday ended a marathon that had been tied at 2-2 since Virginia's Nate Eikhoff delivered a sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning to score Andy Weber from third. Weber had singled and moved into scoring position on Alex Tappen's double.

Florida State scored its first two runs on RBI doubles by Cal Raleigh and Steven Wells in the first and third innings. Virginia's first run came in the top of the third, when Cayman Richardson doubled and scored on Justin Novak's single to right-center.

Both teams could look back at a number of missed opportunities, but one of the most notable came in the top of the eighth inning when the Cavaliers (28-25) loaded the bases with one out. FSU head coach Mike Martin summoned Clayton Kwiatkowski from the bullpen, and the sophomore lefthander responded by striking out Virginia's No. 4 and No. 5 hitters Tappen and Eikhoff - on six pitches - to keep the score deadlocked.

Kwiatkowski (4-1) picked up the win after working the final 3.2 innings without allowing a hit. He walked three batters and struck out four.

Andrew Abbott, who came on in relief of starter Daniel Lynch at the outset of the eighth inning, took the loss for Virginia despite a solid 3.2 innings stint in which he allowed only two hits and struck out five batters without issuing a walk. The Cavaliers slipped to 10-10 this season in games decided by one run.

Winning Score
For the second time in the past five days, freshman Reese Albert had a walk-off, extra-innings hit. Against NC State on May 18, Albert hit a three-run home run in Tallahassee to give the Seminoles a 6-3 win in 10 innings. On Tuesday, Albert hit a walk-off double, scoring Drew Mendoza from first base for a 3-2 win in 11 innings.

Of Note

FSU improved to 40-17 on the season, the 41st consecutive year reaching the 40-win barrier. The next closest active streak of 40 win seasons is Louisville with 7.
Cal Raleigh extended his hit streak to a career-high 12 games. Raleigh's RBI double in the first inning was his team-high 49th RBI of the season.
Clayton Kwiatkowski tied a career high with 3.2 innings pitched (also vs. Stetson in 2017). Kwiatkowski and Austin Pollock combined to allow just one hit in 8.0 innings out of the bullpen.
Kwiatkowski is now 4-1 on the year, the 7th FSU pitched with at least four wins.
Jackson Lueck hit 3-for-5 with three singles Tuesday. In nine ACC Tournament games, Lueck, the 2017 Tournament MVP, is 17-for-35.
Rhett Aplin went 0-for-5 Tuesday, ending his 33-game streak of reaching base.
FSU improved to 9-8 against Virginia in the ACC Tournament. FSU has won 13 of its past 14 games in the ACC Tournament and reached the Championship game each of the past three seasons.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Rafael Bournigal        2B        5  0  0   0  0  3  2  2
Jackson Lueck           DH        5  0  3   0  0  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  1  0   0  0  1 12  1
Cal Raleigh             C         3  1  1   1  2  1  7  3
Steven Wells            RF        4  0  1   1  1  0  2  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  1  1   0  1  2  1  3
J.C. Flowers            CF        5  0  0   0  0  2  4  0
Reese Albert            LF        5  0  2   1  0  2  0  0
Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  1   0  0  1  4  5
C.J. Van Eyk            P                            0  0
  Austin Pollock        P                            1  3
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  1
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FSU                              40  3  9   3  4 12 33 18
Opp                              33  2  6   2  6  8 32 13

E - Opp-1
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Cal Raleigh (15), Steven Wells (10), Reese Albert (7)
HBP - Opp-2
SH - Opp-2
SF - Opp-1

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
C.J. Van Eyk                    3.0  5  2  2  0  4
Austin Pollock                  4.1  1  0  0  3  0
Clayton Kwiatkowski  W (4-1)    3.2  0  0  0  3  4
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FSU                            11.0  6  2  2  6  8
Opp                  L         10.2  9  3  3  4 12





 
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Florida State 5, North Carolina State 2
05/25/2018, ACC, Durham, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Parrish, Noles Punch Out Pack.
Sophomore hurler strikes out 14 as Seminoles earn semifinal berth.

DURHAM, NC - Defending champion Florida State is back in familiar territory - contending for an Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship.

The sixth-seeded Seminoles received a masterful pitching performance from All-ACC lefthander Drew Parrish and turned back third-seeded NC State, 5-2, Friday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Florida State (41-17) won Pool C and earned a spot in Saturday's 5 p.m. semifinal game opposite second-seeded Clemson (45-13).

A crowd of 7,228 saw Parrish (5-0) strike out a career-high 14 batters while going the distance on the mound for the second time in his career. The Seminole sophomore limited the Wolfpack to five hits and one earned run while throwing 120 pitches.

With Friday night's win, the Seminoles continued their quest for a second consecutive ACC championship and their third in the past four seasons. Florida State has won 14 of its last 15 ACC Championship games. The Seminoles have achieved that level of success despite being seeded no higher than No. 4 in any of the past four ACC Championships and No. 8 last year.

NC State (40-16), which entered Friday night's game with an RPI of 18 and ranked No. 8 nationally, remains hopeful of being included as an NCAA Regional host when that announcement is made on Sunday night. The entire 64-team NCAA tournament field will be unveiled Monday at noon.

Cal Raleigh and Rhett Aplin each went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead the Seminoles. Raleigh hit his 13th home run of the season and drove in three runs, and Aplin added an RBI single.

The Seminoles chased Wolfpack ace Brian Brown (6-2) with six hits and four earned runs through the first 2 1/3 innings, with Raleigh doing the bulk of the damage. Raleigh's RBI double plated the game's first run in the top of the first, and he followed with a two-run homer in the third inning - a 387-foot blast to left field - that staked the Seminoles to a 4-0 lead.

FSU added a run in the top of the fifth inning to go up 5-0 before NC State finally broke through.

Jack Conley led off the Wolfpack's half of the fifth with a single, and Evan Edwards followed with a double to right center that was misplayed by the Seminoles' J.C. Flowers. Conley came around to score, and Edwards managed to elude the tag as he took third base (he was originally called out but the call was overturned following a video review).

Josh McLain followed with a two-out RBI single to trim the deficit to 5-2.

Winning Score
Cal Raleigh's second of three hits on the day, a two-run home run off the bull in left field, gave Florida State a 4-0 lead in the third inning. Raleigh also had an RBI double in the first inning and a single in the fifth inning.

Of Note

Cal Raleigh started his 182nd consecutive game for the Seminoles, dating back to his freshman season. Raleigh extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games with a first-inning RBI double. He added a two-run home run and a single and leads FSU with 52 RBI and a .336 average.
Drew Parrish struck out a career-high 14 batters in his second career complete game. His previous career high strikeouts was 13 last month against Miami.
In three ACC Tournament appearances, Parrish has struck out 22 batters in 17.2 innings, allowing four walks, nine hits and three earned runs (1.53 ERA).
In the past eight days against NC State (two appearances), Parrish pitched 16.2 innings, allowed five earned runs and struck out 24 batters and walked two.
FSU improved to 14-5 all-time against NC State in the ACC Tournament.
FSU is 14-1 in the ACC Tournament dating back to 2014.
The Seminoles improved to 21-2 when scoring in the first inning and 25-5 when scoring first.
All 10 of FSU's hits came from the top five spots in the lineup - Mike Salvatore (2-for-5), Jackson Lueck (1-for-4), Rhett Aplin & Cal Raleigh (3-for-5) and Steven Wells (1-for-4).

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        5  1  2   0  0  0  0  0
Jackson Lueck           DH        4  1  1   0  1  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        5  1  3   1  0  1  7  0
Cal Raleigh             C         5  1  3   3  0  2 11  3
Steven Wells            RF        4  1  1   0  1  1  3  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        1  0  0   0  2  1  1  3
Reese Albert            LF        2  0  0   0  1  1  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  0  0   0  0  2  3  0
Nick Derr               2B        2  0  0   0  0  2  0  1
  Rafael Bournigal      2B        1  0  0   0  0  0  1  1
Drew Parrish            P                            0  0
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FSU                              33  5 10   4  5 11 27  8
Opp                              32  2  5   1  1 14 27 11

E - FSU-J.C. Flowers 2 (4), Nick Derr (5)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Cal Raleigh (16), Steven Wells (11)
HR - FSU-Cal Raleigh (13)
HBP - FSU-Drew Mendoza (8), Nick Derr (9)
SH - FSU-Reese Albert (3)
CS - FSU-Cal Raleigh (1)

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Drew Parrish         W (5-0)    9.0  5  2  2  1 14
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Florida State 5, Clemson 4
05/26/2018, ACC, Durham, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Seminoles Battle Past Tigers, Reach Finals.
Florida State reaches ACC Baseball Championship title game for fourth straight year.

DURHAM, NC - It has been 19 years since the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship had a repeat winner. Florida State will take its best shot at updating the record book on Sunday.

The defending champion and sixth-seeded Seminoles scrapped for the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning and slipped past second-seeded Clemson, 5-4, in Saturday night's second ACC Baseball Championship semifinal game.

Florida State (42-17) will face No. 5 seed Louisville (43-16) in Sunday's championship game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park (noon, ESPN2). Clemson (45-14) remains hopeful of a high national seed when NCAA regional sites and pairings are unveiled Sunday night and Monday.

Wake Forest, with ACC titles in 1998 and 1999, is the last school to claim back-to-back championships. Both of those tournaments were also played at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Florida State seeks its third title in four years on Sunday and its eighth ACC baseball championship overall.

FSU and Clemson were a combined 2-for-19 with runners in scoring position on Saturday night, but Rhett Aplin delivered for the Seminoles when it mattered most. After Jackson Lueck drew a one-out walk in the top of the ninth inning and stole second base, Aplin rapped an RBI single to right field to snap a 4-4 deadlock.

FSU reliever C.J. Van Eyk (7-0), who worked the final three innings in relief of starter Cole Sands, hit the Tigers' Keith Wilkie with a pitch to put the tying run on base with one out in the bottom of the ninth. But Van Eyk retired Seth Beer on a fly ball to deep left, and then struck out Chris Williams swinging to end the game.

Ryley Gilliam (2-3), the third Clemson pitcher of the night, took the loss on a night the pitching staffs of the two teams combined to strike out 24 batters - including 11 by FSU's Sands in six innings.

Drew Mendoza's two-run homer in the top of the second inning staked the Seminoles to a 2-0 lead, but Williams countered with a 377-foot, three-run blast in the bottom of the fourth to put Clemson up 3-2. The home run was Williams' 17th of the season and marked his third consecutive game of the tournament with a three-run shot.

Sands struck out seven consecutive batters following Williams' home run, buying time until the top of the seventh, when the Seminoles tied the score without registering a base hit. Mendoza led off the inning with a walk, moved up two bases on a pair of groundouts, and then raced home from third on a wild pitch by Tigers reliever Carson Spiers to make it 3-3.

Clemson wasted little time getting the run back, and the Tigers also made it happen without the benefit of a base hit. Grayson Byrd reached on an error by FSU second baseman Rafael Bournigal, and three walks by Van Eyk forced in the go-ahead run.

It could have been worse for the Seminoles, but Van Eyk retired Williams on a called third strike for the final out of the inning. Williams was 7-for-8 with 10 RBI in the tournament prior to that at-bat.

FSU again answered quickly. Lueck opened the eighth inning by sending a 2-2 pitch from Spiers into the right-center field stands for his 15th home run of the season and a 4-4 tie.

But the Tigers also dodged major catastrophe. FSU loaded the bases with no outs via a hit batsman, an infield single and a walk. Gilliam, an All-ACC first-team reliever struck out Mendoza and Reese Albert, then retired J.C. Flowers on a slow roller to third to keep the score deadlocked.

A heavy thunderstorm held up the start of the game by an hour and 19 minutes, reminding fans on both sides of the meeting between their teams in the finals here two seasons ago. Clemson outlasted the Seminoles, 18-13, to win the championship in a game that took eight hours and 19 minutes to complete due to three weather delays.

Florida State will enter Sunday's game against Louisville with a 14-1 record in its last 15 ACC Championship games. The Seminoles took two of three from the Cardinals in this year's regular-season series March 29-31 in Tallahassee.

Winning Score
Rhett Aplin singled up the middle in the ninth inning to score Jackson Lueck, giving FSU a 5-4 lead.

Of Note

Drew Mendoza hit his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot in the second inning. Mendoza now has three home runs in seven career ACC Championship games.
Jackson Lueck hit a solo home run to start the eighth inning, his team-high 15th of the season.
Cal Raleigh started his 183rd consecutive game for the Seminoles, dating back to his freshman season. Raleigh singled in the eighth inning to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games.
Rafael Bournigal hit his eighth double of the season, fifth-most on the team. Steven Wells hit his 12th of the year and third in as many games in the ACC Championship.
Cole Sands struck out a career-high 11 batters. His previous high was nine, done twice earlier this season. Over three games in the ACC Tournament, the Seminoles have struck out 38 batters, with Sands and Drew Parrish (14) setting career highs.
FSU is 15-1 in the ACC Tournament dating back to 2014.
The Seminoles improved to 26-5 when scoring first.
FSU improved to 13-10 all-time against Clemson in the ACC Tournament.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        4  0  0   0  0  0  0  1
Jackson Lueck           DH        4  2  2   1  1  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  1   1  0  1  5  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  1   0  1  0 16  0
Steven Wells            RF        3  1  1   0  2  0  1  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        3  2  1   2  1  2  2  1
Reese Albert            LF        4  0  0   0  0  2  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  0  0   0  0  1  2  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        2  0  1   0  2  1  0  1
Cole Sands              P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              32  5  7   4  7  8 27  3
Opp                              33  4  5   4  6 16 27 11

E - FSU-Rafael Bournigal (7)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Steven Wells (12), Rafael Bournigal (8)
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Jackson Lueck (15), Drew Mendoza (7)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Rhett Aplin (5)
SH - FSU-Mike Salvatore (3)
SB - FSU-Jackson Lueck (3)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Cole Sands                      6.0  4  4  3  2 11
C.J. Van Eyk         W (7-0)    3.0  1  0  0  4  5
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FSU                             9.0  5  4  3  6 16
Opp                  L          9.0  7  5  5  7  8





 
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Florida State 11, Louisville 8
05/27/2018, ACC Championship, Durham, N.C.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Mendoza Makes It Happen For Seminoles Again.
Sophomore's clutch hit lifts Florida State to second straight ACC title.

DURHAM, NC - Drew Mendoza came up big for the second consecutive year, and Florida State took home another Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship trophy.

Mendoza's bases-loaded, two-run double snapped a tie game in the top of the 10th, keying the sixth-seeded Seminoles to an 11-8 win over fifth-seeded Louisville in Sunday's tournament title game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Mendoza, who finished the day 3-for-4 with three RBI and reached base five times, performed his heroics one year after hitting two homers and driving in four runs in FSU's 2017 title-game win over two-seed North Carolina.

The Seminoles (43-17) became the first team since Wake Forest in 1998 and 1999 to claim back-to-back ACC baseball titles. This year's championship is Florida State's third in four years and eighth overall. This year also marked FSU's fourth straight appearance in the ACC title game.

In addition to winning for the 16th time in their last 17 ACC Baseball Championship games, the Seminoles continued an uncanny run of recent success in extra innings. FSU is now 7-1 this season in extra-inning games. That includes a 5-0 record during the month of May, including two extra-inning wins in this year's tournament.

Sunday marked only the third of 45 ACC Baseball Championship title games that have been decided in extra innings and the first since Georgia Tech's 6-5 win over NC State at Salem, Virginia, in 2003.

The Seminoles' winning top of the 10th began when Jackson Lueck drew a leadoff walk from Michael McAvene (0-1), the fourth of five Louisville pitchers. Rhett Aplin followed with a base hit, and a one-out walk to Steven Wells loaded the bases.

That set the table for Mendoza, who lined a 2-0 pitch from Shay Smiddy into right field for a 10-8 FSU lead. Wells added an insurance run when he scored from third base on Reese Albert's groundout, and Seminole reliever Jonah Scolaro (2-1) retired the Cardinals in order in the bottom of the 10th.

Florida State's 10th-inning flurry capped an up-and-down afternoon in which each side took turns seizing and then relinquishing an apparent upper hand.

Tournament MVP Cal Raleigh's two-run double in the top of the first, followed by third-inning RBI singles by Mendoza and Rafael Bournigal, helped stake the Seminoles to a 5-1 lead after 2 � innings.

But the Cardinals' Devin Mann countered with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third, and Josh Stowers led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo shot to make it 5-4. Following base hits by Drew Campbell and Danny Oriente, Zach Britton sent an 0-1 pitch from FSU starter Andrew Karp over the wall in right-center for a three-run homer and a 7-5 Louisville lead.

The Cardinals (43-17) made it 8-5 in the top of the fifth when Mann led off with a double and scored on Logan Wyatt's base hit to center field.

Florida State got one back in the top of the sixth when leadoff hitter J.C. Flowers reached on an error and scored on Mike Salvatore's double to right. The Seminoles proceeded to load the bases with no outs, but the Cardinals escaped further damage with the help of a double play on a hard-hit ball. Louisville first baseman Wyatt snared a hard shot off Raleigh's bat and stepped on the bag to complete the DP (Ironically, Louisville's bottom half of the fifth inning had ended in similar fashion).

The Seminoles tied the game with two more in the seventh. Albert led off with a double and scored on a base hit by Bournigal, who took second on the throw to the plate. Bournigal took third on a sacrifice bunt and scored from there to make it 8-8 on an errant would-be pickoff throw by Louisville reliever Reid Detmers.

Raleigh, a junior catcher from Cullowhee, North Carolina, earned MVP honors after batting .333 with a home run and six RBI in four tournament games. Four of his six hits went for extra bases.

2018 ACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
C - Cal Raleigh, Florida State
1B - Chris Williams, Clemson
2B - Devin Mann, Louisville
3B - Drew Mendoza, Florida State
SS - Logan Davidson, Clemson
OF - Seth Beer, Clemson
OF - Josh Stowers, Louisville
OF - Chris Cappas, Pitt
UT/DH - Jackson Lueck, Florida State
P - Drew Parrish, Florida State
P - Adam Wolf, Louisville

MVP - Cal Raleigh, Florida State

Winning Score
Drew Mendoza hit a bases loaded double in the top of the 10th inning, plating Jackson Lueck and Rhett Aplin and giving the Seminoles a 10-8 lead. Mendoza was named to the All-Tournament Team and finished the game 3-for-4 with three RBI.

Of Note

Florida State won its eighth ACC Tournament, second consecutive and third in the past four seasons. FSU is the first back-to-back tournament winner since Wake Forest won in 1998 and 1999.
The Seminoles improved to 27-5 when scoring first and 22-2 when scoring in the first inning.
FSU is now 7-1 in extra innings in 2018. Four of the Noles last seven games have gone past the ninth inning and FSU is 4-0 in those games.
Cal Raleigh started his 184th consecutive game at catcher (180) or designated hitter (4). He extended his hitting streak to 15 games with an RBI double in the first inning and was named Tournament MVP.
Drew Mendoza hit 3-for-4 with three RBI, including the game-winning double in the 10th inning. Mendoza hit 5-for-12 in the Tournament with five RBI and four runs scored. He was named the All-Tournament third baseman.
Clayton Kwiatkowski pitched a career-high 4.0 innings, allowing one run on two hits. Kwiatkowski pitched 3.2 innings and earned the win in FSU's 11-inning win against Virginia to start the tournament on May 22.
Steven Wells reached base in his final five plate appearances, drawing three walks and twice getting hit by a pitch. Both of those tie single-game career highs.
Rafael Bournigal tied a career high with two hits, both RBI singles up the middle.
FSU improved to 3-0 against Louisville in the ACC Tournament. All three times, Louisville was the higher-seeded team.
Raleigh (C), Mendoza (3B), Jackson Lueck (DH) and Drew Parrish (SP) were named to the All-Tournament team.
Kwiatkowski and Jonah Scolaro combined to allow just one run in 7.0 innings against the Cardinals. In four ACC Tournament games, the FSU bullpen (Austin Pollock, CJ Van Eyk, Scolaro and Kwiatkowski) allowed 1 earned run in 18.0 innings (0.50 ERA).

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        5  0  2   1  1  0  1  2
Jackson Lueck           DH        4  2  0   0  2  0  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  2  2   0  2  1 11  0
Cal Raleigh             C         6  1  1   2  0  1  8  0
Steven Wells            RF        1  2  0   0  3  0  1  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  1  3   3  2  1  1  4
Reese Albert            LF        6  1  1   1  0  2  1  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        5  1  2   2  0  0  1  3
J.C. Flowers            CF        4  1  0   0  0  2  6  0
Andrew Karp             P                            0  1
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
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FSU                              39 11 11   9 10  7 30 10
Opp                              39  8 11   8  2  8 30 15

E - Opp-3
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Mike Salvatore (8), Cal Raleigh (17), Drew Mendoza (16), Reese Albert (8)
HR - Opp-3
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Steven Wells 2 (10), Rafael Bournigal (7)
SH - Opp-1, FSU-J.C. Flowers (3)
CS - FSU-Rhett Aplin (2)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Andrew Karp                     3.0  6  7  7  2  4
Clayton Kwiatkowski             4.0  2  1  1  0  2
Jonah Scolaro        W (2-1)    3.0  3  0  0  0  2
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FSU                            10.0 11  8  8  2  8
Opp                  L         10.0 11 11  8 10  7





 
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Samford 7, Florida State 6
06/01/2018, NCAA, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Noles Drop Regional Opener to Samford.
Rally falls short; FSU vs. Mississippi St. in Sat. elimination game.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State (43-18) used a four-run fifth inning to claw back from a 6-1 deficit, but Samford (37-24) reliever Wyatt Burns held the Seminoles at bay as the Bulldogs held on for a 7-6 win Friday night at Dick Howser Stadium. For the second consecutive season, FSU lost to the four-seed in the regional opener, but the Noles will look to replicate 2017's success and win four straight games to advance to a Super Regional.

Starting pitcher Cole Sands (7-4) allowed a two-run home run and faced just one more batter before exiting with what head coach Mike Martin described as right shoulder tightness in the postgame press conference. Clayton Kwiatkowski, Conor Grady, CJ Van Eyk and Jonah Scolaro combined to allow five runs in 6.1 relief innings.

Seven different Seminoles recorded at least one hit, including doubles by Steven Wells and Drew Mendoza. Wells' double led off the second inning and he came around to score on a Reese Albert sacrifice fly that gave FSU a 1-0 lead.

Brooks Carlson's team-high ninth home run gave Samford a 2-1 lead in the third inning. Branden Fryman singled home Austin Edens to extend the lead to 3-1 in the fourth. Edens finished 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the game.

Samford pushed the lead to 6-1 in the fifth on three hits and a pair of FSU errors. The Seminoles scored four runs on five hits and a throwing error by the Samford catcher. The inning was highlighted by Mike Salvatore's two-run triple that got past a diving Sam Teague in left field.

FSU threatened again in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and one out, but Salvatore grounded into a double play. The Bulldogs went up 7-5 in the seventh inning on a Van Eyk bases loaded balk, but he worked out of trouble and limited the damage to one run.

Wells walked to start the eighth and Mendoza doubled off the left-center field wall to make the FSU deficit 7-6, but Burns got FSU's 7-8-9 hitters out in order to get out of the eighth inning with a one-run lead.

Jackson Lueck earned a walk in the bottom of the ninth inning but was stranded as Burns forced a pair of ground outs for his 13th save of the season.

Up Next
One-seed Florida State and two-seed Mississippi State will face off in the first elimination game of the Tallahassee Regional. FSU will throw LHP Drew Parrish and the Bulldogs will pitch Ethan Small.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        5  1  1   2  0  0  1  4
Jackson Lueck           DH        4  0  0   0  1  2  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        4  0  1   1  0  1  5  1
Cal Raleigh             C         5  0  1   0  0  2 11  0
Steven Wells            RF        3  2  1   0  1  2  1  0
Drew Mendoza            3B        2  0  1   1  1  0  1  4
Reese Albert            LF        3  1  1   1  0  0  0  0
Rafael Bournigal        2B        1  0  0   0  0  0  2  0
  Nick Derr             PH-2B     2  1  0   0  0  0  2  1
J.C. Flowers            CF        2  1  1   1  1  0  4  0
Cole Sands              P                            0  0
  Clayton Kwiatkowski   P                            0  0
  Conor Grady           P                            0  0
  C.J. Van Eyk          P                            0  0
  Jonah Scolaro         P                            0  0
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FSU                              31  6  7   6  4  7 27 10
Opp                              39  7 10   5  5 11 27 12

E - Opp-1, FSU-Rafael Bournigal 3 (10)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Steven Wells (13), Drew Mendoza (17)
3B - FSU-Mike Salvatore (1)
HR - Opp-1
HBP - Opp-3, FSU-Rhett Aplin (6), Drew Mendoza (9), Nick Derr (10), J.C. Flowers (7)
SF - FSU-Reese Albert (4)
CS - FSU-J.C. Flowers (1)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
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Cole Sands           L (7-4)    2.2  3  2  2  0  2
Clayton Kwiatkowski             1.2  5  4  2  0  3
Conor Grady                     2.0  0  1  1  1  3
C.J. Van Eyk                    0.2  0  0  0  2  1
Jonah Scolaro                   2.0  2  0  0  2  2
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FSU                             9.0 10  7  5  5 11
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Mississippi State 3, Florida State 2
06/02/2018, NCAA, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.

Season Ends on Walk-Off Home Run.
Parrish wows but Noles' run ends in regionals.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Drew Parrish pitched 8.2 innings and allowed just four hits, but Elijah MacNamee hit a walk-off three-run home run to lead Mississippi State to a 3-2 win in an elimination game in the Tallahassee Regional Saturday afternoon. The Seminoles finished the season 43-19, while the Bulldogs improved to 32-26.

In front of a stunned Dick Howser Stadium crowd, MacNamee's second home run of the weekend scored Jake Mangum and Hunter Stovall. Parrish (5-1) threw 133 pitches, the final 24 of which came after a 2.5-hour rain and lightning delay after the end of the eighth inning. He struck out seven and walked just two - Mangum and Stovall in the ninth inning.

Despite playing at home and hosting the regional, Florida State was the visiting team after a coin flip between the team's Friday evening.

Riley Self (4-0) earned the win for Mississippi State, walking two without allowing a hit over the final three innings. Self also returned after the ninth-inning rain delay. He relieved Ethan Small, who gave up a pair of runs on five hits in eight innings.

Five Seminoles recorded a hit, including Cal Raleigh's first-inning double, his 17th consecutive game with a hit.

FSU took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Nick Derr doubled to right field, his eighth of the season, advanced to third base on a wild pitch by Small and scored when catcher Marshall Gilbert's throw to third base went into left field.

The Bulldogs got their first baserunner on a bloop single by nine-hole hitter Jordan Anderson in the third inning, but Parrish forced a line out against Mangum to end the frame.

J.C. Flowers and Mike Salvatore both singled in the fifth inning before Rhett Aplin's two-out RBI single scored Flowers and doubled FSU's lead to 2-0.

MSU reached second base for the first time on MacNamee's infield single and wild pitch from Parrish, but Luke Alexander lined to right field and Steven Wells threw out MacNamee at second base for the inning-ending double play. MacNamee was the only player on either team with two hits.

Parrish struck out the final two batters of the eighth inning as FSU took its 2-0 lead to the ninth inning when the game was delayed for two-and-a-half hours. Self allowed a walk and hit a batter in the ninth inning without allowing a run.

Parrish walked Mangum on a full count before forcing a pop up and strikeout to get two outs. Stovall also walked on a full count before MacNamee took a 1-2 pitch over the left field wall for the victory.

       NAME             POSITION AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A
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Mike Salvatore          SS        2  0  1   0  2  0  2  4
Jackson Lueck           DH        4  0  0   0  0  1  0  0
Rhett Aplin             1B        3  0  1   1  1  2  9  0
Cal Raleigh             C         4  0  1   0  0  1  7  0
Steven Wells            RF        2  0  0   0  2  1  3  1
Drew Mendoza            3B        4  0  0   0  0  2  0  2
Reese Albert            LF        4  0  0   0  0  1  1  0
J.C. Flowers            CF        3  1  1   0  0  0  2  0
Nick Derr               2B        4  1  1   0  0  1  2  1
Drew Parrish            P                            0  0
                                 ========================
FSU                              30  2  5   1  5  9 26  8
Opp                              30  3  4   3  2  7 27  9

E - Opp-1, FSU-Drew Mendoza (14)
2B - FSU-Cal Raleigh (18), Nick Derr (8)
HR - Opp-1
HBP - FSU-J.C. Flowers (8)

       NAME                      IP  H  R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Drew Parrish         L (5-1)    8.2  4  3  3  2  7
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FSU                             8.2  4  3  3  2  7
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